According to Ali Baba, the murder of soldiers showed that the nation is suffering from poor morals.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Comedian, Atunyota Akpobome, popularly called Ali Baba, has described the recent killing of 17 officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Delta State as highly abominable.
According to Ali Baba, the incident shows how societal values have been reduced to nothing in Nigeria.
The comedian spoke on the sidelines of the presentation of “Anything and Everything Journalism” and “My Story of Many Colours”, books written by the publisher of Yes International Magazine, Azuh Arinze, in Lagos on Monday.
According to Ali Baba, the murder of soldiers showed that the nation is suffering from poor morals.
“Killing another human being is bad, the killing of anybody that works for an institution, especially an institution like the army that protects the people, is worse,” he said.
“Overseas, when you are travelling, they (airport authorities) board the military personnel first as well as retired officers.
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“What it means is that we need to begin to know our values totally in the country. This is unfortunate.
“You do not respect the military that protects you, you went ahead to then kill them, whatever the reason you have, it is a huge crime.
“You don’t kill a soldier man, you don’t even push him, slap him or resist an arrest. It is crime,” the comedian, an indigene of Delta State, added.
According to Ali Baba, whoever that is hurt by the misdemeanors by any public officers including soldiers is expected to take evidence and approach relevant authorities for redress.
He, however, called on the Public Complaints Commission, the National Orientation Agency and other institutions established to douse tensions should be up and doing to restore public confidence.
On March 14, 17 military officers and soldiers of the 181 Amphibious Battalion, deployed to quell clashes between Okuoma and Okoloba communities in Delta, were ambushed and killed in Okuama Ughelli South Local Government Area.
