The House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, mandated its standing Committee on Defence to liase with the Armed Forces to carry out a thorough inquest into the gruesome murder of five soldiers ,while on lawful duties in Abia State.
The Source reports that the five Soldiers were, on May 30, murdered by some, allegedly, suspected Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, sit-at-home enforcers at a military check point at Obikabia junction in Obingwa Local Council of Abia State
The House of Representatives resolution followed the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent national importance sponsored and moved by Hon Abubakar Makki Yalleman .
The House Committee on Defence, according to the House resolution, is to, among other things, unravel the circumstances surrounding what it described as the gruesome, heartless, and despicable killings of soldiers on lawful duties ,by some unknown gunmen.
Earlier, while presenting the motion, Hon Yalleman had decried the heartless and condemnable killings of soldiers on a peace mission.
He noted that the House, as a matter of urgent importance, needed to wade in and investigate this recent killings of security agents ,adding that the ugly development has gradually become the norm in the country.
According to him, in most cases, the soldiers are first ambushed and attacked either at check points and/or military facilities.
This is even as he lamented that those on routine patrols are not spared of the orgy of surprise attacks.
Hon Yalleman insisted that there is no justification for some gun wielding elements to kill the five soldiers in Abia State, at a time they were on a peace mission in the service of their fatherland .
He argued that failure by the House, and all other relevant authorities to probe the Abia killings of security personnel in the Southeast, and other parts of the country has the potentials to negatively affect the morale of Security Operatives.
He, therefore, called for an immediate and thorough investigation to fish out and punish the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
Besides, Hon Yalleman fears that failure by concerned authorities to act might provoke retaliatory actions which may in turn lead to a huge loss of lives and property.
House Committee Chairman, Hon Babajimi, in his contribution, appreciated President Bola Tinubu for the steps so far taken by his administration in handling the matter.
He, however, reiterated the urgent need for an investigation, noting that killing of security agents while on lawful duties ,have become a daily routine .
“The act of killing our military officers ,the police and other security agents on duty is becoming a daily occurrence and therefore there is the need for a thorough investigation.”
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