The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has condemned the attack by gunmen on the country home of Hope Uzodinma, Imo State Governor.

The Forum also advised Nigerians to seek peace and shun violence and wanton destruction in this challenging time of the country.

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, who is as well the Chairman of the Governors’ Forum, said the attackers constitute a small league of persons trying to harm Nigeria’s corporate existence.

Fayemi, in a statement titled ‘Razing of Governor Hope Uzodinma’s Country Home – Message from Colleagues’, which he issued on Sunday on behalf  of other governors, stressed that the perpetrators of the attack must be brought to book.  

“The Nigeria Governors’ Forum deeply sympathises with Governor Hope Uzodinma and commiserates with all those that have been injured, maimed or killed.

 “The Forum calls on all good citizens to cooperate with the nation’s security forces and the government in trying to build a civil, safe and secure environment for our citizens.

“For those behind these crimes, they must understand that they do not have the monopoly of violence. This is taking criminality to reckless and irresponsible heights.

“All hands must be on deck to fish out the perpetrators of this dastardly act as in our view, they constitute a small league of persons trying to harm the corporate existence of our beloved country, Nigeria.

“The mantra for every Nigerian at such a challenging time in our history must be how to forge peace and unity across the nation’s divides and to shun violence and wanton destruction.

“Only then can we have a country to call our own,” the statement read.