The deceased military personnel who were murdered in Delta State have been transported to the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
The individuals' bodies arrived in separate ambulance vehicles at approximately 2:39 pm as reported by The PUNCH.
The brutal murder occurred on March 14 when a group of enraged youths from the Okuama community allegedly killed four officers and 13 soldiers.
This violence stemmed from a longstanding dispute between the Okuama and Okoloba communities regarding land ownership along their shared border.
The deceased officers include Commanding Officer 181 Amphibious Battalion, Lt. Col. A.H Ali; 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).
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