The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that a viral video clip has revealed a person claiming responsibility for the barbaric killing of 17 officers and soldiers in the Delta community of Ukuama.
The military personnel who were on a peacekeeping mission were murdered on March 14 in Ukuama community in Delta.
A statement issued on Friday by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said the video is helpful in the ongoing investigation to uncover the perpetrators.
Buba said that clearance operations, as well as cordon and search, were conducted to, among other things, recover the weapons of the deceased soldiers.
He listed some of the communities in which troops had carried out operations, including Akugbene, Ukuama and Okoloba in Ugheli and Ugheli South of Delta. Others he listed are Amusamo, Akwagbe, Arhavwarien, Pirigbene and Igbomatoro communities, all in Delta State.
According to him, the decomposing hearts of some of the murdered soldiers were recovered during the search, while the manhunt continues with no significant arrests made yet.
“Significantly, there is a viral video of a person admitting to having perpetrated the killings. The video, among other things, helps narrow investigations to persons of interest and their cohorts. A
ccordingly, the state government and host communities of these personalities are required to assist the investigation in flushing them out.
“There can be no hiding place for perpetrators of such dastardly acts against our nation. This is a clarion call to duty by members of those communities and the state government,” he said.
