Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has assured that no innocent citizen will suffer from the outcome of the March 14 killing of soldiers in the state.

Last Thursday, armed men attacked and killed 16 officers and soldiers’ personnel of the Nigerian Army during a peace mission to Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.

Speaking with state house correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, she said the unfortunate killings have further exacerbated the feud between the two warring communities.

However, the governor said the state government and military authorities have agreed that the perpetrators will not go unpunished.

Governor Oborevwori also talked about the plans of the state government towards curbing insecurity in the state.

A member of the House of Representatives representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South, and Udu Federal Constituency, Francis Waive, has called for a thorough investigation of the killings of soldiers and alleged reprisals in the Okuama community of Delta State.

While condemning the attack, Waive said the lives of the people are also precious.

The Federal Lawmaker, who is also the Chairman of the of the House Committee on Rules and Business, said the investigation is necessary to reveal if fifth columnists were involved in the saga.

Waive made this known in a statement he signed, saying there is a need for the security agents to comb the areas where the corpses of the gallant soldiers were found, and make sure their killers were found and brought to book.

He also called for the speedy intervention of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to shelter and give succor to the residents who have been displaced by the crisis.