The Nigerian Army has assured residents of Okuama community in Delta state that there would be no reprisals after four senior officers and 12 soldiers were killed in the area.

The troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army were killed while on a peaceful and mediatory mission after a reported case of communal clash between Okuama and Okoloba Communities in Ughelli South and Bomadi LGAs of Delta State, respectively.

In a statement on Monday, Army spokesman Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said although the community is complicit in the dastardly act, there would be no revenge on the part of the soldiers.

He, however, urged the community members to quit resorting to ”media propaganda and shenanigans” but asked them to ”fish out the perpetrators of this heinous crime…

He added: ”While law-abiding citizens are assured that there will be no reprisal on the part of the troops, we enjoin all to go about their normal activities, even as ongoing efforts are scaled up to positively identify and isolate the criminals to account for their atrocious deeds.”