Updated: Tears As 17 Nigerian Soldiers Killed In Okuama Community Are Buried***Photos

It was tears galore for the families of the 17 soldiers who were killed in an ambush by youths of Okuama community, Bomadi LGA of Delta State.

Tears flowed freely as the remains of the soldiers were laid to rest in a State Burial in the Military Cemetary Abuja, Nigeria.

While the families of the deceased comported themselves before being invited for the dust-to-dust ceremony of their deceased loved ones, they could not hold their emotions as several persons including children were heard crying even as the programme continued.

The soldiers laid to rest include;

1. AH Ali                       Lieutenant Colonel (Commanding officer, 181 Amphibious Battalion)

2. SD Shafa                  Major

3. DE Obi                     Major

4. U. Zakari                 Captain

5. Yahaya Saidu         Staff Sergeant

6.  Yahaya Danbaba   Corporal

7. Kabiru Bashir          Corporal

8. Bulus Haruna         Lance Corporal

9. Sole Opeyemi         Lance Corporal

10. Bello Anas             Lance Corporal

11. Hamman Peter     Lance Corporal

12. Ibrahim Abdullahi   Lance Corporal

13. Alhaji Isah               Private

14. Clement Francis     Private

15. Abubakar Ali            Private

16. Ibrahim Adamu  Private

17. Adamu Ibrahim     Private