A statement released by the army on Tuesday said the deceased soldiers will be buried at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Nigerian Army has fixed Wednesday, March 27 to bury its personnel killed in the Okuama community of Delta State.
On March 14, some personnel of the Nigerian Army — comprising a lieutenant colonel, two majors, one captain, and 12 soldiers — were killed by youths while on a peacekeeping mission in Okuama.
A statement released by the army on Tuesday said the deceased soldiers will be buried at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
The event will begin at 3pm, the statement added.
The brutal killing of the military personnel has been widely condemned across the country.
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President Bola Tinubu described the slain soldiers as heroes and promised to reward them with national honours.
He also authorised the chief of defence staff to bring to justice anybody found to be responsible for the “unconscionable crime”, adding that any attack on them is a direct attack on the nation.
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori called the attack “barbaric, inhumane and unacceptable”.
He said the killing of the soldiers is not what Delta indigenes are about, vowing to “fish out” the perpetrators.
The governor also warned traditional rulers in the state not to protect the perpetrators.