Troops recover decomposing bodies of soldiers in Delta, continue manhunt

The Defence Headquarters says troops have recovered the decomposing bodies of some of the 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community in Delta State.

This is just as the DHQ said the troops have continued a manhunt for perpetrators of the killing of the soldiers that occurred on March 14, 2024.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, March 22.

Buba noted that clearance operations, as well as cordon and search, were conducted to, among other things, recover the weapons of the deceased soldiers.

He listed some of the communities in which troops had carried out operations to include Akugbene, Okuama, and Okoloba in Ugheli and Ugheli South Local Government Areas of Delta State.

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Others are Amusamo, Akwagbe, Arhavwarien, Pirigbene, and Igbomatoro communities in Delta State.

The defence spokesman disclosed that the decomposing hearts of some of the killed soldiers were recovered during the search, noting that the manhunt continued with no significant arrest made yet.

Buba added: “Significantly, there is a viral video of a person admitting to have perpetrated the killings.

“The video, among other things, helps to narrow investigations to persons of interest and their cohorts.

“Accordingly, the state governments and host communities of these personalities are required to assist investigation in flushing them out.

“There can be no hiding place for perpetrators of such dastardly act against our nation.

“This is a clarion call to duty by members of those communities and the state government.”

The Star