Tinubu confers national honour on slain soldiers
President Bola Tinubu has conferred posthumous national honours on 17 officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army, who were killed by suspected militants in Delta State on March 14, 2024.
The officers, comprising a lieutenant colonel, two majors, and a captain were honoured with the awards of Members of the Order of Niger. They are Lt. Col. A.H Ali; Maj S.D Shafa (N/13976); Maj D.E Obi (N/14395) and Capt U Zakari (N/16348).
Similarly, the 13 soldiers killed alongsode their superiors were also decorated with the awards of Order Of the Niger.
They 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); and LCpl Ibrahim Abdullahi (18NA/77/1191).
Others are 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).
In the same vein, President Tinubu said the government would provide shelter to the bereaved family members and scholarship for their children up to university level. He equally ordered that their entitlements should be paid to their families within 90 days.
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