The remains of the Commanding Officer of 181 Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain, and 12 personnel of the battalion would be interred at the military cemetary.
The bodies of 17 gallant military personnel killed on March 14, 2024 in the Okuama village of the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have arrived the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, for burial.
The remains of the soldiers gruesomely murdered by vicious residents of the riverine village when the men in uniform were on a peace mission to warring Okuama and Okoloba communities in the area will be interred with full military honour.
In attendance are the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla. The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, is also present.
Governors Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Duoye Diri (Bayelsa), Usman Ododo (Kogi), Uba Sani (Kaduna) and Abba Yusuf (Kano) are already seated at the burial site, awaiting the arrival of President Bola Tinubu.
Earlier on Wednesday, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that President will be at the solemn event in “honour of our men of gallantry and valor” who paid the supreme price.
