Honourable Waive said that the people of Okuama are poor farmers and couldn’t have committed the dastardly act. He asked what a poor woman going to her farm with cutlass and hoes know about killing soldiers.
He said that following the attack of the military on the village, many of the residents of the community are still hiding in the bushes.
He said, “As provocative as what has happened, we must go after the killers of these soldiers and bring them to justice. I am hundred percent for that. Whoever the man is, wherever they come from and whoever they might be, they must come to justice.
“However, my people who are currently trapped in the bush must be shown some mercy. Let me ask you, what can a woman who goes to the farm with her cutlass and hoes know about killing soldiers, or a child who follows his parents to the farm?”
He suggested that relief materials should be sent to the people of Okuama community. He also added that he has raised an amendment on the motion that the Army should not be the ones carrying out the investigation into the killing, but that it should be conducted by the House Committee on Defense, so that all the parties involved can come forward and testify. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
