Abia soldiers killing: Deputy Speaker sets up peace fund panel

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By Sodiq Omolaoye (Abuja) and Collins Osuji (Owerri)

04 June 2024 | 4:43 americium

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has inaugurated a seven-man Peace Fund Committee to assistance rise fiscal assistance for victims of insecurity successful the South East region.

Archbishop advises service against reprisal attack

Kalu inaugurated the sheet aft helium paid a condolence sojourn to the 144 Battalion Headquarters successful Asa, Ukwa West Local Council of Abia State, connected Sunday, wherever helium announced the mounting up of the committee. He subsequently donated N10 cardinal to kick-start the process.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Levinus Nwabughiogu, successful a statement, yesterday, said that implicit N30 cardinal has been contributed by well-meaning members of nine and overseas hardly 24 hours aft the unveiling of the fund.

Inaugurating the committee successful Bende Council of the state, Kalu named a subordinate of Peace In South East Project (PISE-P), Daniel Akwari, arsenic the Chairman and different member, Mary Ikoku, arsenic the Secretary.

Also, a erstwhile Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Martins Azubuike, is to service arsenic the treasurer, portion different subordinate of PISE-P, Sam Ifeanyi Hart, volition service arsenic the Publicity Secretary.

Other members of the committee see the erstwhile Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu; the subordinate representing Bogoro/Das/ Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State successful the House of Representatives, Jaafaru Leko, arsenic good arsenic the subordinate representing Birnin Kebbi Kalgo Bunza Federal Constituency of Kebbi State, Ibrahim Mohammed.

MEANWHILE, the Anglican Archbishop of Owerri Province, Bishop David Onuoha, has appealed to the Nigeria Army to use caution implicit their planned retaliation, pursuing the gruesome sidesplitting of their 5 unit by suspected gunmen astatine Aba, Abia State, past Thursday, to debar sidesplitting much guiltless citizens.

The cleric, who appealed, portion speaking to newsmen astatine the opening league of the 6th diocesan synod of Oru Diocese, Oru-West Council of Imo State, astatine the weekend, described the sidesplitting of the soldiers arsenic unfortunate, disheartening and a grievous mistake.

He stated that those down the killings did not enactment successful the involvement of NdiIgbo, adding that different stakeholders of the South East states regret the incident, commiserating with some the subject and families of victims implicit the loss.

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