The 17 officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army murdered in the Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government Area in Delta State will be laid to rest today 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. 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.
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