President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his heartfelt condolences over the tragic loss of two United States embassy officials and two Nigerian police officers who were accompanying them.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the incident occurred during an attack by unidentified gunmen in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, President Buhari described the incident as deeply unfortunate.
Buhari said, “I was very sad hearing about the killing of the embassy staff and our policemen accompanying them.
“In this difficult time for the families of those killed, the American Embassy and the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, I extend the nation’s condolences over the very sad incident.
“We share the grief of the American Embassy, the Nigeria Police Force and our communities in Plateau and Benue and remain committed to fishing out the perpetrators of the attacks and bringing them to justice.”
President Buhari also offered prayers, seeking divine strength for the families of the deceased to cope with these tragic losses.
