Not less than three of the suspects who killed 17 officers and men of 181 Amphibious Battalion, Nigerian Army, Otuama, Delta State, last week Thursday, have been arrested.
The development is coming as the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, declared on Tuesday that whoever was responsible for the deaths of the military personnel would be brought to book.
According to reports, the suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt on Tuesday and taken to the Army headquarters in Asaba, where they are currently being held.
The Senate has begun an investigation into the killing of the soldiers as it has urged its committees on Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force to work together with the military authorities to get more information on the remote and immediate cause of what it has tagged a dastardly act.
Several factors could potentially have been avoided to prevent this tragedy. One of them includes improving the method of gathering intelligence for starters. Early warnings about potential threats could have prevented the attack.
Another factor that could have prevented this tragedy was the proper distribution good equipment and solid training. Perhaps the fallen officers had been caught unawares by the youths and may-haps, the tools they had to work were were substandard or old or simply jot good enough. The loss of lives could have been prevented if the government can step up and do the needful towards its citizens.
