The Nigerian Army has pulled out of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State
According to sources in neighbouring Akugbene and Okoloba communities in Bomadi Local Government Area, the soldiers pulled out of the embattled community on Tuesday, 7th May, 2024, suddenly without any prior information to do so
Recall that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, vowed in March that those behind the death of military personnel in Delta would be hunted down.
This was as families mourned the death of their loved ones with many of them lamenting that they lost their breadwinners.
CDS Musa promised that the perpetrators of the heinous crime would be brought to justice. He spoke at the burial ceremony held for the slain soldiers in Abuja.
Musa said, “To the perpetrators of violence who seek to sow division and fear among our people, know this: our resolve will not waver. We will hunt you down, we will bring you to justice, and we will restore peace and security to every nook and cranny of our dear nation.”
While speaking at the burial ceremony for the slain personnel at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja which also had President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in attendance, among other dignitaries, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, regretted that 21 children had been orphaned and 10 women widowed by the killing of the military personnel in Delta State.
He said out of the 10 widows, three of them are four, five, and eight months pregnant.
He added that it was sad that those responsible for their deaths were those they swore to protect.
He said, “The Okuama killing has added to the care of the Nigerian Army and, by extension, the Nigeria state – 10 widows (three of whom are four, five, and eight months pregnant), 21 orphans, and many other dependents which include parents.
He added that it was sad that those responsible for their deaths were those they swore to protect.
He said, “The Okuama killing has added to the care of the Nigerian Army and, by extension, the Nigeria state – 10 widows (three of whom are four, five, and eight months pregnant), 21 orphans, and many other dependents which include parents.
