Tag: Okuama
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Okuama killings: President Tinubu to attend burial of slain soldiers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be attending the burial ceremony of 18 army personnel killed in Okuama Community, Delta state. Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu announced this in a statement on Tuesday, March 26.
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Okuama tragedy worse than treason, time to redesign security architecture – Nigerians
A cross section of Nigerians have condemned the recent killing of soldiers in Delta, saying any attack on security personnel is a direct threat to public order and rule of law, and an offence that is worse than treason.
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Ex-Minister of State for Defence speaks on killing of 17 soldiers
A former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, has condemned the killing of 17 officers of the Nigerian Army in Delta, describing the incident as very sad and unfortunate.
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Beyond the Delta bloodbath – By Chidi Amuta
Nigeria’s endemic insecurity took a different turn last week. Sixteen active duty soldiers were ambushed and killed by presumed youth militants in the Okuama area of Delta State. Not only were the soldiers killed, their remains were reportedly treated with barbaric disrespect and indignity.
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EMMANUEL AZIKEN: Okuama and Oborevwori: Delta’s Big Heart Stays Strong
By Emmanuel Aziken. After the initial hoopla of the Okuama killings of soldiers and later civilians turning into a channel for ethnic strife in Delta State, the people of the state are remarkably coming out united against the savagery in the state. What started as the savage killing of 17 military officers and personnel…
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Gaza-nizing Okuama – By Pius Mordi
The gruesome and mindless killing of 17 servicemen at Okuama has occasioned the reenactment of the traumatic events of some years ago in Zaki Biam and Odi when the sins of a few sons of lucifer were visited on many innocent people. A similar thing was enacted in Gaza when some
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Killing of soldiers: DHQ seeks Delta govt assistance to arrest suspect in viral video
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has asked for the support of the Delta State government to arrest a “suspect” who made a video, which went viral social media, on the killing of officers and soldiers in the State.
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Okuama community tragedy – By Francis Ewherido
Charity must begin at home. I am from Ewhu Kingdom, Delta State. Okuama Community in Ewhu Kingdom has been in the news for the wrong reasons. I commiserate with Nigerian Army and families of the 16 officers and soldiers who lost their lives.
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Again, Tinubu threatens ‘brimstone’ over killing of soldiers in Delta
President Bola Tinubu says that killers of military personnel in Delta community will face the full wrath of the law in order to curtail attacks on military and security infrastructure.
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Killers of 16 military personnel will not go scot free – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, on Thursday assured that those who killed the 16 army personnel in Delta would not go scot free.