Army releases pictures of 17 soldiers killed in Delta

The Nigerian Army has released pictures of the 17 soldiers killed in an ambush at Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.

The army released the pictures of the slain soldiers via a post on its X account on Monday, March 18, 2024.

The army, via the post, revealed that 17 military personnel were killed in the ambush.

“REST IN PEACE OUR FALLEN HEROES 🇳🇬” it captioned the post.

The Star had earlier reported that the troops of the Nigerian Army recovered 14 bodies of the military personnel killed while responding to a distress call during a clash between Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State on March 14.

Army recovers bodies of soldiers killed in Delta community

It was gathered some of the recovered bodies of the killed soldiers were beheaded while the stomachs and hearts of others were ripped off.

The bodies of the Commanding Officer and two Majors killed by the members of the community were found floating by the River bank as others were separated and found on land at the NDDC jetty in the coastal Delta community.

It was further learnt that the entire communities in Bomadi and Ughelli South Local Government Areas of Delta State had been cordoned off by the operatives of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt in Rivers State that also oversees the 63 Brigade in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, declared that those responsible for the killing of the soldiers will not go unpunished.

President Tinubu, who described the killing of the soldiers as a wicket act, said any attack on the military personnel is a direct attack on the nation.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Chris Musa, has also ordered an investigation into the killings of the 17 soldiers.

The Star