President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, led governors, top officials, families and friends of seventeen gallant military personnel gruesomely murdered in Delta State to lay wreaths in honor of the slain officers and soldiers.
The soldiers were murdered by vicious residents of the riverine Okuoma village on March 14, 2024 when the men in uniform were on a peace mission to warring Okuama and Okoloba communities in the area.
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 were present to pay final respects for the fallen heroes.
While commiserating the death of fallen heroes, the president honored the gallant soldiers noting that they kept faith with their assignment till the end and they will forever be remembered.
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