The bodies of military troops murdered lately in Delta State have arrived at Abuja’s National Military Cemetery.
The remains arrived around 2:39 pm in different ambulance vehicles.
The military personnel comprising four officers, and 13 soldiers were murdered on March 14 by some irate youths in the Okuama community.
Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State have been embroiled in a bitter dispute over the ownership of a stretch of land located on their border.
The officers are Lt. Col. A.H Ali, Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion; Maj S.D Shafa (N/13976); Maj D.E Obi (N/14395); and Capt U Zakari (N/16348).
The soldiers are SSgt Yahaya Saidu (#3NA/36/2974); Cpl Yahaya Danbaba (1ONA/65/7274); Cpl Kabiru Bashir (11NA/66/9853); LCpl Bulus Haruna (16NA/TS/5844); LCpl Sola Opeyemi (17NA/760719); LCpl Bello Anas (17NA/76/290); LCpl Hamman Peter (NA/T82653); LCpl Ibrahim Abdullahi (18NA/77/1191); Pte Alhaji Isah (17NA/76/6079); Pte Clement Francis (19NA/78/0911); Pte Abubakar Ali (19NA/78/2162); Pte Ibrahim Adamu (19NA/78/6079) and Pte Adamu Ibrahim (21NA/80/4795).
President Bola Tinubu is slated to attend the ceremony.
Already, family members, top military officers and other top government functionaries have arrived the cemetery awaiting the arrival of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is the special guest of honor at the burial ceremony.