The 17 Army personnel killed in Delta State are to be buried today at the National Cemetery in Abuja.
Army’s spokesperson Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who announced it yesterday, said President Bola Tinubu would attend the burial, slated for 3 p.m.
The names of the four officers are: Lt.-Col. A. H. Ali, Major Safa, Major D. E. Obi, and Captain U. Zakari.
The 13 soldiers are: Staff Sergeant Yahaya Saidu, Corporal Yahaya Danbaba, Corporal Kabir Bashir, Lance Corporals Bulus Haruna, Sole Opeyemi, Bello Anas, Haman Peter, and Ibrahim Abdullahi.
The rest are: Privates Alhaji Isah, Clement Francis, Abubakar Ali, Ibrahim Adamu, and Adamu Ibrahim.
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