Minister describes Imo attack on security operatives and other as act of terrorism
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi has defined the Monday attack on security operatives and formations in Imo as an act of terrorism.
The Press Secretary to the Minister, Mr Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, stated this in a declaration on Tuesday in Abuja.
Other facilities attacked have been the Police Command Headquarters in Imo and the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) within the state.
Dingyadi stated that the enormously reprehensible security turned into an act of declaration of hostility in opposition to the Nigerian state.
He condemned the security in powerful terms and called on leaders within the South East and Nigeria, in general, to talk towards the simile manifestation of terrorism within the region.
The minister stated the decision turned into to prevent the attack from snowballing right into a full scale crisis.
He recounseled the Nigeria Police for the deployment of important policing belongings to Imo to fish out the perpetrators of the attack with the intention to bringing them to justice.
Dingyadi stated the measures set up by the Police, could be prolonged to the entire South East and its contiguous states within the South South and North Central.
He stated the concept turned into to neutralize crook factors threatening the regions.
The minister enjoined citizens of South East, to cooperate with the police and different security agencies by exposing those enemies of the people.