The Defence Headquarters has released the list of 17 military personnel killed in an attack in Delta State.
The DHQ stated that 17 soldiers including the Commanding Officer of 181 Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain, and 12 personnel of the battalion were among those killed.
“May The Souls of the Departed Rest In Peace,” the Nigerian Army wrote on its X handle with photographs of the soldiers on Monday evening.
According to the DHQ, the names of those killed are as follow:
1, Lt Col AH Ali, the Command Officer, 181 Amphibious Battalion, Nigerian Army.
2, Maj SD Shafa (N/13976)
3, Maj DE Obi (N/14395)
4, Capt U Zakari (N/16348)
5, SSgt Yahaya Saidu (3NA/36/2974)
6, Cpl Yahaya Danbaba (1ONA/65/7274)
7, Col Kabiru Bashir (11NA/66/9853)
8, LCol Bulus Haruna (16NA/TS/5844)
9, Lal Sole Opeyemi (17NA/760719)
10, LCpl Bello Anas (17NA/76/290)
11, LCpl Hamman Peter (NA/T82653)
12, LCpl Ibrahim Abdullahi (18NA/77/1191)
13, Pte Alhaji Isah (17NA/76/6079)
14, Pte Clement Francis (19NA/78/0911)
16, Pte Abubakar Ali (19NA/78/2162)
17, Pte Ibrahim Adamu (19NA/78/6079)
18, Pte Adamu Ibrahim (21NA/80/4795).
Recall that following the killing of the soldiers, Okuama community was razed but the Nigerian Army has assured residents of the area of no reprisal attacks.
“While law-abiding citizens are assured that there will be no reprisal on the part of the troops, we enjoin all to go about their normal activities, even as ongoing efforts are made to positively identify and isolate the criminals to account for their atrocious deeds,” the Army said.
The gruesome murder of the soldiers has continued to generate condemnation from all parts of the country. President Bola Tinubu described the killing as an attack on the nation.
He ordered security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the attack.
According to him, “As the Commander-in-Chief, I join all well-meaning Nigerians and the men and women of our armed forces to mourn and express my profound grief over the needless death of our gallant soldiers.”
“I extend my profound condolences to the families of these fallen soldiers, their colleagues, and their loved ones. The military high command is already responding to this incident. The cowardly offenders responsible for this heinous crime will not go unpunished,” he assured.
Similarly, Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana also condemned the attack.
Just as he faulted the burning down of the community.
According to Falana ,who spoke on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, monitored by the online news platform, said, “There are innocent people in Okuama who are as angry as the government in ensuring that the criminal elements are brought to justice but when you go and set their houses on fire and attack innocent people, you have offended domestic laws because it is right in our country that there is no vicarious liability in criminality.”
He continued, “Nigeria domesticated the Geneva Convention in 1960 and under Article 33 of the Geneva Convention, collective punishment is prohibited. Innocent people cannot be attacked, even in a war situation.”
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