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By John Ogunsemore
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has mourned the passing of Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier-General Oseni Braimah and other military personnel killed by insurgents during a brutal overnight assault on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State on Thursday.
The Defence Headquarters had said the attack on the base was repelled.
In a Friday statement shared on X, Atiku commiserated with the families of the army general and other military personnel killed in the attack.
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He said, “My heart is heavy at the news of the killing of Brigadier-General O. Braimah, Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, alongside gallant soldiers and the brigade’s Imam, in the Boko Haram attack on Benisheikh.
“To his dear wife, his brother Alasa, and the entire Braimah family, I extend my deepest condolences.
“We honour his supreme sacrifice, and the daily sacrifices of all the brave men and women who stand on the frontlines to keep our nation safe. May their service not be in vain.
“May Allah grant them Aljannah Firdaus, and comfort the families they leave behind.”
