Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State visited the Military Hospital in Benin City on Sunday to check on troops injured following an attack by terrorists in the Okomu village.
Obaseki, who voiced his unhappiness with the event, assured that the State Government will find those responsible for the attack.
The governor, represented by Chris Nehikhare, Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, pledged to pay the hospital fees.
Obaseki, who stated that the state is dealing with cultism and Okaigheles, added that the intelligence available to the government proved that Okaigheles are mostly responsible for the danger to Edo State’s security.
According to him, three troops were severely injured.
He said:
“We have one here now while others are worse. Their gunboats were destroyed. We don’t want a situation where we will be losing soldiers to reckless, dangerous cult groups.
“All Edo people, irrespective of party affiliation, must support the government in this fight against cultism and killings in the state as the state has lost over 150 people as a result of the acts.
“We thank the Nigerian Army, a responsible organisation that doesn’t take the laws into their own hands. If not it would have been a different story.
“We are here to visit the soldiers and appeal to them that the Edo State Government will take care of the bills incurred.
“It is not right for the military personnel to be attacked in any community here in Edo State. A few weeks ago, we were aware of what happened in a community in Delta State where over twenty (20) soldiers were killed by youths.
“We will start an operation this week to flush these people out, as we have a lot of security information and data that will help us flush them out.
“Just as the State Government banned Okaigheles and their activities, some people are condemning the ban. Members of the public should ignore it and this has encouraged those that went to Okomu forest to attack soldiers protecting our assets
“We advise those that belong to any cult group to return the arms they have and renounce their membership of any cult groups they belong to.”
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