Deputy Speaker, Hon.Benjamin Kaluhas sued for peace between residents of Aba, Abia state and the military following Thursday’s attack on a military check point in the town which left soldiers dead.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu condemned the attack on the check point by yet-to-be identified assailants.

He said the killing of the military personnel who were doing their lawful duty was unwarranted, outrageous, unjust, cruel and absolutely condemnable.

Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, said that Aba people better known for their enterprising spirit and technical skills cannot be hoodwinked to think that locking up their shops and closing their businesses to stay at home was in their best interest.

While reminding the people that Aba is the commercial nerve centre of the South East and as such plays host to people from all walks of life, Kalu also urged them not to trade their known hospitality with violence, saying that it is alien to the culture ofNdi Igbo.

He said that while efforts were ongoing to quell the rising wave of insecurity and restore peace in the whole of the South East region through a non kinetic approach championed by Peace In South East (PISE-P), it was unnecessary to engage in acts capable of truncating the gains already made.

The Deputy Speaker appealed to the people to support the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu which has vested unusual interest in the development of the South East, saying that doing otherwise will affect the fortunes of the region. (The Nation)