Tinubu confers National Honours on slain soldiers, gives scholarships, houses to families

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President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on 17 members of the Nigerian Army who were killed in Delta State on March 14, 2024.

The President also, on Wednesday, gave scholarships up to the university and houses to the children and families of the slain soldiers.

Tinubu, who also directed the payment of death benefits to the family members within 90 days, announced these during the burial ceremony of the slain servicemen at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.

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.

The personnel comprised one Lieutenant Colonel, two Majors, one Captain, and 13 soldiers.

Tinubu posthumously conferred the national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger on the 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).

He also conferred the honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger on 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).