Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has said it is difficult to believe the recent killing of the Four Officers and 12 Soldiers in a Delta State community was carried out by mercenaries.
His reaction followed the position of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, that mercenaries may have killed them.
Clark spoke in an interview on an Arise Television programme: “Morning Show,” on Tuesday.
According to him, the leaders of the various communities involved in the incident must be questioned, noting that nobody should be treated as a sacred cow.
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Describing the incident as shocking, barbaric and wicked, Clark advised that the military, along with the communities should work together to fish out the people who committed the murder.
He said: “Well that is difficult to believe.
“I don’t think we should expect this thing.
“Let’s look at ourselves.
“As I said, I spoke to the Lieutenant Colonel (Commanding Officer of 181 Amphibious Battalion, AH Ali) on Thursday and he went to the place on Thursday and died.
“Except they had information they were going to Okuama, otherwise nobody knew they were going there.
“For people to come from outside to waylay them, to surround them is a matter they should investigate.
“We can’t rule anything out, but at the same time let us look at ourselves.
“The leaders of the various communities must be brought together and find out from them.
“Nobody should be treated as a sacred cow.
“I may say this: I am an Ijaw man and I will be the last person to allow this type of matter to degenerate to a situation whereby we have inter-communal fracas or fight.”
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