The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it received “with utter shock and a heavy heart” the news of the gruesome murder of personnel of the Nigerian Armed Force.
In a communique on the killing of soldiers in Delta state, sighted by TheNGblog, ECOWAS condemned the “cowardly act”.
ECOWAS expressed its “deep condolences and sympathies” to the families of the slain officers, the Nigerian military, and the Bola Tinubu administration.
TheNGblog reports that President Tinubu is the incumbent chairman of ECOWAS.
The communique by ECOWAS partly reads:
“The commission prays for the peaceful repose of the souls of the gallant soldiers and wishes the injured quick recovery.
“The commission calls on the authorities to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the gruesome murder of the soldiers and apprehend the perpetrators with a view to bringing them to justice.
“The commission urges the communities to eschew all forms of violence and employ pacific means to resolve their differences and maintain communal harmony in the overall interest of all.”
