The slain soldiers of the Nigerian Army killed in the Okuama community in Delta State will be laid to rest today, 27th March at the National Cemetery, Abuja.
This information was disclosed in a statement posted on the Nigerian Army’s official handle on Tuesday.
According to the notice, the burial will be held at 3 pm, and President Bola Tinubu is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour at the event.
It is recalled that the slain soldiers were ambushed and killed while on a peace mission to the troubled communities in the area.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) provided the names of the slain Army officers and soldiers as follows: Lt. Col. AH Ali (Commanding Officer, 181 Amphibious Battalion); Major SD Shafa; Major DE Obi; Capt. U Zakari, and Sgt. Yahaya Saidu. Others are Cpl Yahaya Danbaba; Cpl Kabir Bashir; LCpl Bulus Haruna; LCpl Sole Opeyemi; LCpl Bello Anas; LCpl Hamman Peter; LCpl Ibrahim Abdullahi; Pte Alhaji Isah; Pte Clement Francis; Pte Abubakar Ali; Pte Ibrahim Adamu, and Pte Adamu Ibrahim.
