The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the fatal attack on a convoy conveying United States embassy workers on a humanitarian mission in Anambra state. 

Mr Obi took to his Twitter page to express his heartfelt sympathy and condemn what he called a despicable act. 

“I just got the most reprehensible news of the attack and killing of some international humanitarian workers in Anambra state, which happened on Tuesday. This despicable act is highly condemnable. 

“My heartfelt sympathy goes to the families of the deceased, the United States Embassy and other charitable international agencies involved. Nothing can be more deplorable than that somebody has to die while rendering a charity job for a people and a nation in need. 

Mr Obi linked the rising crime rate in Anambra and other parts of the country to the gripping poverty level and unemployment of youths  which is a consequence of a prolonged leadership failure.

“When the youth in their product ages remain idle for a prolonged time the devil finds in them veritable tools to build workshops in,” the former Anambra governor asserted. “Our redemption remains a quick turnaround from consumption to production.”

“I urge the appropriate security agencies to put no stone unturned in ensuring that the perpetrators of these wicked and abominable acts are fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law,” Mr Obi enjoined.

Four staff members of the United States Embassy were killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked their convoy at Ogbaru Local government area of Anambra state. 

The gunmen also kidnapped three persons, two police officers, and a driver. 

President Buhari in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased.