The House of Representatives yesterday urged security agencies in the country to carry out a thorough investigation into the heartless, gruesome and despicable murder of soldiers by yetto-be-identified gunmen in Aba, Abia state.

The advice was given following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon. Abubakar Makki Yalleman (APC, Jigawa).

In adopting the motion, the House also mandated its committees on Defence to interface with the Armed Forces to ensure a comprehensive investigation to fish out those responsible for the act.

Presenting the motion, Yalleman lamented the needless and gruesome murder of the military personnel who were on peace missions, adding that the act has become a recurring decimal across the country.

He said the act of attacking and killing military personnel is often carried out through surprise attacks on military formations including checkpoints and even those on routine patrols.