President Bola Tinubu has condemned the assassination of five soldiers by alleged members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Tinubu has also promised to take action against the perpetrators and others who advocated for a sit-at-home order.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the president condemned the attack in Aba, Abia State, as a “unwarranted barbaric and evil act” that should never be condoned in the country.

These unwarranted barbaric and evil acts stand condemned and should never be condoned and tolerated in our country,” the president stated.

“Our soldiers and the police have the onerous duty to protect all of us from aggressors and non-state actors. Hundreds of them have paid the ultimate price in fulfillment of their duty, while some have experienced the indignity of being manhandled by the people they protect,” he added.

Tinubu vowed that the federal government would come down heavily on those who have made it a habit to attack officers and men of the armed forces. “On no account should anyone, under any guise, have the audacity to kill agents of the state,” he asserted.

The president also sternly warned those calling for a sit-at-home order, labeling their actions as “nothing but a treasonable offence.”

“I urge security agencies not only to fish out the masterminds and perpetrators of the Aba attack but also those calling on people to stay at home. Their action is nothing but a treasonable offence,” Tinubu stated.