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The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has promised that those responsible for the death of soldiers in Delta will be pursued. Musa assured that the people who committed the terrible crime will face justice. He made the statement at the funeral for the killed soldiers in Abuja on Wednesday. Musa stated, […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has described the recent killing of military personnel in Delta State as demoralising. He noted that it was sad that those responsible for their deaths were those they swore to protect. According to him, the personnel were on a legitimate duty when they met their deaths. […]

The remains of the military personnel killed in Delta State recently have arrived at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. The bodies arrived at around 2:39 pm in different ambulance vehicles. The PUNCH reports that military personnel consisting of four officers and 13 soldiers were killed on March 14 by some irate youths in the Okuama community. […]

The Defence Headquarters has urged the Delta State Government and people of the Okuoma area to help find the people responsible for the murder of soldiers in the community. 17 soldiers were killed by angry young people during a fight over land in Bomadi and Okuoma communities.

The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Thursday, advised traditional rulers in the state against protecting suspects involved in the killing of four military officers and 13 soldiers in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Oborevwori issued the warning when he addressed traditional rulers on the incident at the State Traditional […]

According to Mike Ejiofor, a former Director of the Department of State Services, the Nigerian Army has a conflict of interest in the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. He believes the Army should not be part of the investigation into the incident. He also mentioned that the Federal and state authorities should handle the matter instead.

On Monday, the Nigerian Army stated that the Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, where military personnel were killed, had engaged in propaganda. The army denied any form of retaliation on the community, and it was reported that about 20 suspects have been arrested. Additionally, the Defence headquarters released […]