The Commander of
34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Obinze, Brigadier General Raymond
Osoha, has said that many security operatives have been killed in the
South-East of the country following the spate of attacks from gunmen in the
zone.
The Commander said that Nigerian Police Force lost 78 policemen while the
Nigeria Army lost 38 soldiers at a media parley organized by the Commissioner
of Police Imo State, held on Saturday at the Senior Police Officers Mess,
According to him, five naval officers lost their lives, seven Air Force
personnel were killed, while NSCDC and Local Community Policing Network lost 15
and 31 members respectively
He said that the
current insecurity problem the nation is facing require societal approach and
should not to be left in the hands of the security officials alone.
The Brigade Commander said that soldiers in the course of protecting the
people and the society stayed under the sun and rain.
