Killers of soldiers in Okuama may be mercenaries, not Nigerians – Akpabio

The Senate has ordered a probe into the killings.

The Senate Committee on Defence, Army, Navy, and Air Force
has been tasked with liaising with military authorities to gather more
information on the attack.

The upper legislative chamber also called on the Federal
Government to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice. A minute of
silence was observed in honour of the slain soldiers.

The Red Chamber also suggested the need to recruit more
policemen to prevent the military from being involved in civil matters.

While the Senate rejected a proposal to observe a minute of
silence or offer condolences to the families of innocent civilians killed in
the incident, citing the unknown number of civilian casualties, it did resolve
to compensate the families of the slain soldiers immediately.