The Nigerian Army has released King of Ewu Kingdom, Clement Ikolo, who was detained over the murder of 17 soldiers in Okuama, Delta on March 14. He was released to Sen. Ede Dafinone(Delta Central), by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu. Mr Nwachukwu while addressing newsmen after the release, said the monarch was […]
Okuama killing: Defence Headquarters releases names of 8 suspects
Defence Headquarters has released names of eight persons suspected to be involved in the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama, Delta State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba in Abuja on Thursday. He said troops would continue with the effort until the culprits were “found, arrested, […]
Okuama killing: Senate calls on Military, FG to immediately compensate deceased soldiers’ family
The Senate has called on the Nigerian Military and the Federal Government to immediately compensate families of deceased soldiers, who were killed at Okuama in Delta State on March 14. This followed a Point of Order by Sen. Abdulaziz Musa Yar Adua(Katsina-APC) and Sen. Ede Dafinone(Delta-PDP) on the incident. The Senate also called on the […]
Okuama: Military vows to fish out killers of troop members
The military has vowed that it would do everything within the armbit of the law to fish out perpetrators of the attacks on military personnel deployed to Okuama Community on a peace mission. Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, Director Defence Media Operations made this known in Abuja, during a press update on the attack on troops of […]