The bodies of the military members who were killed in Delta State recently have reached the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
The remains arrived at approximately 2:39 pm in various ambulance vehicles.
As per The PUNCH, four officers and 13 soldiers were tragically killed on March 14 by angry youths in the Okuama community.
Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State have been involved in a heated dispute over a piece of land located on their border.
The officers include Commanding Officer 181 Amphibious Battalion, Lt. Col. A.H Ali; Maj S.D Shafa (N/13976); Maj D.E Obi (N/14395) and Capt U Zakari (N/16348).
The soldiers are SSgt Yahaya Saidu (#3NA/36/2974); Cpl Yahaya Danbaba (1ONA/65/7274); Cpl Kabiru Bashir (11NA/66/9853); LCpl Bulus Haruna (16NA/TS/5844); LCpl Sola Opeyemi (17NA/760719); LCpl Bello Anas (17NA/76/290); LCpl Hamman Peter (NA/T82653); LCpl Ibrahim Abdullahi (18NA/77/1191); Pte Alhaji Isah (17NA/76/6079); Pte Clement Francis (19NA/78/0911); Pte Abubakar Ali (19NA/78/2162); Pte Ibrahim Adamu (19NA/78/6079) and Pte Adamu Ibrahim (21NA/80/4795).
President Bola Tinubu is anticipated to be present at the event.
More information will be provided later…
