A frontline governorship aspirant in Kogi State under the platform of the Action Alliance (AA), Mr Olayinka Braimoh, has condemned the recent killings in Oganenigu community in Dekina local government area of the state and called on the police and other security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
Last weekend, Oganenigu was invaded by men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, killing scores of innocent people and setting houses in the community ablaze with several people sustaining different degrees of injury.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja yesterday, Mr Olayinka Braimoh described the attack as wicked, despicable, and capable of destabilising the peace that hitherto reigned among the people in the area.
While announcing that he will not be having any form of celebration to mark his 46th birthday as a way of empathising with the people of Oganenigu, Braimoh noted that the attack was particularly unfortunate, especially at this solemn period when the Muslim faithful are observing the Ramadan fasting, while a cross-section of the Christians are similarly undergoing the Lent period.
While commiserating with the Attah of Igala Kingdom and the families of those who lost their lives in the attack, the gubernatorial aspirant called on the state government and security agencies to swiftly rise to protect the community and evacuate the residents who might have been trapped or displaced, especially the aged and the physically challenged ones.
Braimoh commiserated with the family of the slain Oganenigu ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon James Adah, and others affected by the ugly and unfortunate attack. He also urged the people to remain calm and not take laws into their own hands.
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