Imo Attacks: Buhari Orders Security Personnel To Go After Fleeing Prisoners

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned in strong terms, the
deadly insurgent attack that took place on the Police Command
Headquarters and the Correctional Facility in Owerri, Imo State, on
Monday, calling it an act of terrorism.

In his reaction to the incident early on Monday, President
Buhari praised the initial response by security guards and security
forces for preventing greater loss of life and the destruction of
public property.

The President directed security and intelligence agencies in the
state and the geo-political zone to fully mobilize and go after the
terrorists, apprehend them and get them punished under the full
weight of the law.

He also called for the best efforts to be made to rearrest
fleeing prison detainees, many of whom are believed to be deadly
criminals.

The President who spoke through t mm his Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, was quoted to have
appealed to members of the public to assist the law enforcement
agencies with any relevant information that could lead to the
apprehension of these criminals who perpetrated this despicable
act.

“Members of the public have to be vigilant as all of us have a
stake in preserving our way of life from disruption by terrorists
and anarchists while the Federal Government will use every
available tool at its disposal to confront and terminate this
bare-faced anarchy, “Buhari noted.

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned in strong terms, the
deadly insurgent attack that took place on the Police Command
Headquarters and the Correctional Facility in Owerri, Imo State, on
Monday, calling it an act of terrorism.

In his reaction to the incident early on Monday, President
Buhari praised the initial response by security guards and security
forces for preventing greater loss of life and the destruction of
public property.

The President directed security and intelligence agencies in the
state and the geo-political zone to fully mobilize and go after the
terrorists, apprehend them and get them punished under the full
weight of the law.

He also called for the best efforts to be made to rearrest
fleeing prison detainees, many of whom are believed to be deadly
criminals.

The President who spoke through t mm his Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, was quoted to have
appealed to members of the public to assist the law enforcement
agencies with any relevant information that could lead to the
apprehension of these criminals who perpetrated this despicable
act.

“Members of the public have to be vigilant as all of us have a
stake in preserving our way of life from disruption by terrorists
and anarchists while the Federal Government will use every
available tool at its disposal to confront and terminate this
bare-faced anarchy, “Buhari noted.