The Nigerian Army has released the traditional ruler of Ewu Kingdom, Clement Ikolo to the Senator representing Delta Central, Ede Dafinone. The spokesman for the Army, Major General Clement Nwachukwu said Ikolo was released because nothing linked him to the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama. Nwachukwu said Senator Dafinone is standing as the monarch’s […]
Okuama massacre: Army board commences sitting in Warri
The Board of Inquiry set up by Defence Headquarters to investigate the March 14 killing of 17 soldiers at Okuama, Delta State, is scheduled to commence sitting on Wednesday (today) in Warri. Chairman of the Board, Air Vice Marshal David Ajayi, told Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in Warri that they were on a fact-finding mission and […]
Okuama massacre: Ijaw Elders demand justice for slain officers, safety of innocent residents
The Lagos branch of the Ijaw Elders Forum, IEF, on Saturday, expressed concerns over recent developments following the killing of 17 military personnel at Okuama in Delta and the ongoing military crackdown in search of the masterminds. The forum said this in a statement, signed by Chief Bukazi Etete and Mr Efiye Bribena, Chairman and […]
Okuama massacre: Army not taking laws into its hands – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said the Nigerian Army was not taking laws into its hands by declaring wanted, some persons over the recent killing of 17 officers in Okuama community of Delta State. Musa said this in an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday monitored by DAILY POST. Some villagers […]
Okuama massacre: Presidency urges Nigerians to assist military to capture wanted eight
The Presidency on Thursday urged Nigerians to report those the military declared wanted over the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community, Delta State. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, urged Nigerians to report the culprits to the nearest military or police formations. On March 14, the troops of 181 […]
Okuama massacre: Tinubu bestows posthumous honours on 17 slain soldiers
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday made good his pledge to honour the 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community of Delta State. He described the fallen officers as brave, noble and patriotic men, adding that they will forever be remembered as heroes who answered the call of duty and paid the ultimate price. The fallen […]
BREAKING: Okuama massacre: Tears as 17 soldiers are buried in Abuja
The 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community in Delta on March 14 have been laid to rest. The corpses of the soldiers, which arrived at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja at about 2:26 pm on Wednesday, were committed to mother death after burial rites were observed. President Bola Tinubu, Service Chiefs and other […]
Okuama massacre: Remains of 17 soldiers arrive cemetery
The remains of 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community of Delta State have arrived the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, for burial. The bodies, which arrived at about 2:26 pm on Wednesday, were conveyed by Military Ambulance Emergency vehicles and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ambulance Emergency Services, among others. DAILY POST reports that President Bola […]
Okuama massacre: Spare innocent residents – Bayelsa leaders beg military
Chief Ayebatari Easterday of Igbomotoru, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, has appealed to the military to protect innocent residents as they search for masterminds behind the killing of 16 soldiers in Okuama, Delta State. Easterday made this appeal in an interview with newsmen in Yenagoa on Tuesday. He spoke against the backdrop of the ongoing […]
Okuama massacre: Army to bury slain soldiers Wednesday
The Nigerian Army says it has finalized all arrangements to give some of its personnel, who were killed-in-action in Okuama Community, Delta State, a befitting burial in Abuja on Wednesday. DAILY POST recalls that the 17 deceased personnel, attached to 181 Amphibious Battalion, will be buried at the National Cemetery, Abuja, by 3:00pm. The deceased […]