The bodies of the 17 military personnel slain in the Okuama community in Delta State on March 14, 2024, have been laid to rest in Abuja.
The corpses of the soldiers, which arrived at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja at about 2:30 pm on Wednesday, were laid to rest.
President Bola Tinubu, Service Chiefs, and many other high-ranking government officials and military officers were in attendance at the ceremony.
The troops who were with the 181 Amphibious Batallion, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, were ambushed and killed by some youths while on a peace mission to Okuoma Community.
Among those killed were a Lieutenant Colonel, two Majors, one Captain, and 13 soldiers.
The officers are Commanding Officer 181 Amphibious Battalion, Lt. Col. A.H Ali; Maj S.D Shafa (N/13976); Maj D.E Obi (N/14395) and Capt U Zakari (N/16348).
The soldiers are SSgt Yahaya Saidu (#3NA/36/2974); Cpl Yahaya Danbaba (1ONA/65/7274); Cpl Kabiru Bashir (11NA/66/9853); LCpl Bulus Haruna (16NA/TS/5844); LCpl Sola Opeyemi (17NA/760719); and LCpl Bello Anas (17NA/76/290).
Also included are, LCpl Hamman Peter (NA/T82653); LCpl Ibrahim Abdullahi (18NA/77/1191); Pte Alhaji Isah (17NA/76/6079); Pte Clement Francis (19NA/78/0911); Pte Abubakar Ali (19NA/78/2162); Pte Ibrahim Adamu (19NA/78/6079) and Pte Adamu Ibrahim (21NA/80/4795).
