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Tears Flows As Remains Of 36 Slain Nigerian Soldiers Killed In Niger Buried (Photos)
The body of the 36 soldiers killed in an air combat in Niger State were on Friday laid to rest in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The body of the 36 soldiers killed in an air combat in Niger State were on Friday laid to rest in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
It would be recalled that troops of the Nigerian Army were ambushed by armed bandits in Niger State on August 14, 2023, killing 14 soldiers while seven were injured.
VerseNews gathered that the ambush led to the deployment of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) evacuation aircraft.
Unfortunately, the mission turned awry as the aircraft crashed killing all passengers including two pilots, and two crew members onboard
This Online News Platform reports that family members and friends of 22 military personnel killed in the tragic August 14 death of 36 officers were at the mass burial organised by NAF.
Present at the burial were the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru; Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa; and other service chiefs.
According to the programme of events sighted by our correspondent on Friday, those for burial are:
- Late Maj SA Oni
- Late Flt Lt Anthony Duryumsu
- Late Flt Lt Ibrahim Adamu
- Late Lt Gm Odusami
- Late Lt Us Alkali
- Late Sgt Faruk Mohammed
- Late Cpl Ibrahim Garba
- Late Cpl Chiroma Pogu
- Late Cpl Adama Isaac
- Late Cpl Haruna Jamilu
- Late Cpl Samaila Bashiru
- Late Ab Suleiman Mk (NN)
- Late Cpl Jauro Amos (NAF)
- Late Lcpl Sunday Okopi
- Late Lcpl Ekpanyo Edetd
- Late Lcpl Alaribe Daniel (NAF)
- Late Lcpl Brigss Stephen (NAF)
- Late Lcpl Yakubu Ayuba
- Late Lcpl Nura Mohammed
- Late Pte Habib Aliyu
- Late Pte Tanko Waje
- Late Acm Abubakar Abdulrahaman (NAF)
See burial photos below:
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