By Ralph Chris-Izokpu
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, has condemned the killing of innocent live (s) in Warri by soldiers enforcing COVID-19 Lockdown in Delta state and petition the relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate the murder and bring the officer(s) to book.
Keyamo in a press statement at his official twitter handle @fkeyamo Thursday on tweeter said, “I condemn the killing of innocent live(s) in Warri by soldiers enforcing COVID-19 Lockdown.
The Minister of state said that, “I have received disturbing reports and images of the high-handedness and shooting of innocent citizens by men of the armed forces deployed to enforce the COVID-19 lockdown in my State, Delta State.
The statement said, “specially, I have received reports of the killing of an innocent young man, Mr. Joseph Pessu in Warri. I unreservedly condemn this barbaric act by men of the armed forces who should exercise restraint when dealing with the civilian populace.
“I will be forwarding a petition to the relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate this murder and bring the officer(s) to book. In the interim, let us not take the laws into our hands, please,” Keyamo said.
“I will use this medium to sincerely appeal to my brothers and sisters in Delta State to be law-abiding and obey the orders of restrictions imposed by both the Delta State Government and the Federal Government. They are lawful orders and they are for our own good,” the statement noted.
Images and reports of attack on law-enforcement agents by the civilian populace would not help our cause, as I call on all and sundry in the entire country too to exercise the utmost restraint at this point.
