Bodies of 17 officers, soldiers killed in Delta, arrive National ceremony for burial

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From Molly Kilete, Abuja

 

The bodies of the 17, officers and soldiers killed while on a peacekeeping operations at Okuama, Delta state have began to arrive the national military cemetery venue of their final resting place in Abuja.

The bodies convened in military and other private hospital ambulances arrived the cemetery at exactly 2: 33pm.

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.

Details later

 

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