According to the Nigerian Army, all preparations have been completed for some of its soldiers who were killed in action on Wednesday in Okuama Community, Delta State, to be given a respectable funeral in Abuja.
Says that by 3:00 PM, the 17 dead soldiers from the 181 Amphibious Battalion will be laid to rest in the National Cemetery in Abuja.
While on a peace mission to a hamlet in Delta State, the officers that died were killed.
On March 14, 2024, a distress call resulting from a communal issue between the Okuoma and Okoloba villages in the South-South State sparked trouble.
The community’s people were forced to abandon their houses as a result of the horrible crime, which was promptly investigated and those responsible for it arrested by General Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff.
The Army Spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu, announced the burial day on Tuesday and said President Bola Tinubu would be there as a Special Guest of Honor to honor the dead heroes one final time.
The army spokesman stated in an official statement that military personnel assigned to various operations will not waver from their commitment to carrying out their constitutional obligations.
“The Burial Ceremony of Nigerian Army Personnel killed-in-action at Okuama Community, Delta State is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at National Cemetery, Abuja by 1500hrs.
“The President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be the Special Guest of Honour at the event,” he stated.
