Buhari Says Beheading of About-to-Wed Couple, Soldiers Barbaric

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “barbaric” the beheading of an about-to-wed couple, who were both operatives of the Nigerian Army.
Master Warrant Officer Audu Linus and his partner, Private Gloria Mathew, were beheaded after being shot by men suspected to be those of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The Nigerian Army had confirmed that the two were beheaded by IPOB men.
In a statement issued by Garba Shehu, media aide to the President, “The corpses were inhumanely treated and gleefully posted on social media platforms.”
The statement added, “The President joins fellow citizens in expressing deep sense of shock and condemns the barbarism of the perpetrators of this unfortunate incident, and similar acts of violence against law enforcement agents, describing it as alien to all cultures and civilizations.”
The statement quoted the President as calling on all leaders – community, regional and national – to “speak with one voice, to show that the entire country is one against this cruel and barbaric act of violence.
“This is unacceptable,” he was quoted as saying adding that the President has directed the military authorities and other security agencies to do their utmost in apprehending the perpetrators of these barbaric acts and bring them to justice.