Chief Mike Ahamba, an esteemed elder statesman and prominent figure within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as well as a distinguished senior advocate of Nigeria, responded to the tragic incident of soldiers being killed at Okuama in Delta State. He voiced a pressing concern, questioning why not a single soldier retaliated during the ambush to gun down the assailants. Ahamba urged President Tinubu to convene a meeting with senior officers to reassess their training levels before deploying them on any missions that may expose them to danger.
According to what Mike Ahamba said in the report by The Sun News, "As a layman, the way policemen are shot and killed at checkpoints and they didn’t counter embarrasses me. The other day, 16 soldiers were killed, and they couldn’t counter. If I can remember what we were taught during the civil war, as a soldier, as you move, you expect ambush. No matter where you are going, you should expect an ambush. How come not even one soldier reacted to that ambush to gun down the assailants? Tinubu should hold a meeting with the senior officers and reconsider their level of training before exposing them to danger for any assignment."