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Okuama massacre: Tears as 17 soldiers are buried in Abuja
The 17 military personnel killed in Okuama community in Delta on March 14 have been laid to rest.
The corpses of the soldiers, which arrived at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja at about 2:26 pm on Wednesday, were committed to mother death after burial rites were observed.
President Bola Tinubu, Service Chiefs and other dignitaries were in attendance at the burial ceremony.
Recall that the troops of 181 Amphibious Batallion, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, while on a peace mission to Okuoma Community were ambushed and killed by some irate youths.