Killing Of Military Personnel National Tragedy – Amb Tuggar
Oru Leonard
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has described the killing of military personnel in Okuama Community in Delta State, Southern Nigeria, on the 16th of March 2024, as a national tragedy.
Ambassador Tuggar, in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir made the assertion during a visit by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who led a delegation of top military brass to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Abuja Nigeria.
The Minister also used the occasion to condole President Bola Tinubu as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the Defence Headquarters and the dependents of the deceased soldiers.
Ambassador Tuggar prayed for the repose of their souls and asked the Almighty Lord to grant their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss and implored the relevant authorities to bring the perpetrators of the tragic act to justice.
News Dot Africa gathered that troops of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army were on a peace and mediation mission after a reported communal clash between the Okuama and Okoloba Communities in Ughelli South and Bomadi Local Government Areas of Delta State, southern Nigeria.
