Obi, who expressed regret of the attacks which also resulted in the kidnap of several people, appealed to security agencies to redouble their efforts to arrest the growing menace of insecurity in the country.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has decried the rampaging gunmen attack in Aguata local government area of Anambra State which claimed the lives of two police officers and a vigilante.
Obi, who expressed regret of the attacks which also resulted in the kidnap of several people, appealed to security agencies to redouble their efforts to arrest the growing menace of insecurity in the country.
Aguata is the local government area of Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state.
SaharaReporters reported earlier that gunmen on military uniforms killed two officers in convoy at Uga junction in Aguata Council area of Anambra state.
SaharaReporters gathered that the convoy that belongs to Chief Chris Uba, the defacto political godfather of Anambra state.
According to several sources, the vehicles in the convoy were riddled with bullets, just as two police operatives attached to the politician were killed.
One of the sources' said a chieftain of Labour Party, Mr Val Ozigbo, narrowly escaped the attack by making chance for Uba's convoy to overtake him before the Uga junction.
Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State in a release he posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, unequivocally condemned the attacks.
He disclosed that apart from the attacks on Uba's convoy, the hoodlums ravaged the area, attacked Amesi Community in the same Aguata LGA and killed a vigilante, identified as Chigbo Onuegbu (Akawo) and kidnapped another.
He said, "The disturbing reports of a tragic violent attack that occurred at Uga, in Anambra state yesterday, 28 December, which claimed the lives of two policemen attached to my dear brother Chris Ubah, is a very sad one.
"I also learned that some yet-to-be-identified people were also kidnapped by the criminals. I also received reports that gunmen went on a rampage in Amesi Community in the same Aguata LGA and killed a vigilante, identified as Chigbo Onuegbu (Akawo) and kidnapped another.
"It is sad that our society has degenerated to this level where violence has become a ready mode of expression. This recourse must not only be condemned but also combatted by the authorities. Every act of terror and violence must be condemned. We must not allow our society to lose the sense of sacredness of life.
"The government and all security agencies, who are at the forefront of combating insecurity, need to make extra efforts to arrest this growing menace of insecurity in our society."
While condoling with the bereaved families of the policemen and the vigilante who lost their lives in the attack, Obi expressed optimism that Nigerian collectively will win the war against insecurity.
"I sincerely condole with the bereaved families of the policemen and the vigilante who lost their lives in the attack, and I sympathize with my brother Chris Uba over this sad incident.
"We will win this war against insecurity and we will not rest until every Nigerian life is secure."