The Nigerian Army is not fond of publicly disclosing the identity of following personnel.
The Nigerian Army has made public the names of 17 soldiers killed in a shocking attack in Delta State last week.
The troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion were killed in an ambush while on a mission in Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
The military has reported they were on a “peaceful and mediatory mission” in response to a reported communal clash between the community and Okoloba in Bomadi LGA of Delta.
The Nigerian Army is not fond of publicly disclosing the identity of following personnel, especially in the case of mass casualties, but it made an exception for the Okuama victims in a publication on Monday, March 18.
While initial official government statements had reported 16 dead, the Army posted the names and images of 17 casualties late on Monday.
Names of fallen soldiers in Delta:
Lt Col AH AliMaj SD ShafaMaj DE ObiCapt U ZakariSSgt Yahaya SaiduCpl Yahaya DanbabaCpl Kabiru BashirLCpl Bulus HarunaLCpl Sole OpeyemiLCpl Bello AnasLCpl Hamman PeterLCpl Ibrahim AbdullahiPte Alhaji IsahPte Clement FrancisPte Abubakar AliPte Ibrahim AdamuPte Adamu Ibrahim
