OKUAMA AMBUSH: 17 Slain Soldiers To Be Buried Today With Tinubu In Attendance| READ MORE
A total of 17 slain personnel of the Nigerian Army who includes, the Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain, and 13 soldiers will be buried on Wednesday by 3PM.
Recall that the soldiers said to be on a peace keeping mission were on March 14, ambushed, killed and beheaded in Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The soldiers had “responded to a distress call” following trouble between the Okuama and Okoloba communities.
They were said to have been ambushed by irate youths during a communal clash over a land dispute in Bomadi and Okuoma communities in the state.
According to reports, the beheaded corpses of the slain soldiers were later recovered from neighbouring rivers, while the stomachs and hearts of others were ripped off.
The horrific manner in which the military personnel were killed drew condemnation from authorities including President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian Senate and the defence headquarters
Tinubu had described it as an attack on the nation and gave marching orders to security agencies to fish out the masterminds of the attack.
According to the Nigerian Army, the deceased would be buried at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja with Tinubu expected to be in attendance.
