Okuama: Tinubu Honours Slain Heroes, Announces Special Package For Pregnant Widows

President Bola Tinubu has announced the award of national honours to all 17 officers and soldiers who were killed during a mission to Okuama, Delta State and packages for thier widows and children.

President Tinubu made the declaration on Friday as he attended the military burial of the slain members of the Armed Forces.

Besides the national honour, President Tinubu also declared scholarship for all children of the slain officers and men of the army. The scholarship which is to run up to the university level according to President Tinubu will also cover the unborn children of the slain men.

To make life easier for the widows and their families, the president also promised the provision of houses to the widows in any part of Nigeria.

While lauding the patriotism of the slain officers and men he declared them as national heroes who died in the defence of the fatherland.

While declaring that every effort should be made to find out the killers, he nevertheless called for restraint on the part of the army in the pursuit of the suspects.

Earlier the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja and the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt Gen. Chris Musa had given their tributes in memory of the slain officers and men.

Nigeria’s national flags were at the ceremony distributed to the next of kin of each of the slain officers and men.

Following that the caskets of the slain officers and men were lowered into the grave.

GWG.ng reports that besides the national honours that the presence of Tinubu at the burial of the Okuama 17 is the first time in the last eight years that a sitting president would attend a military burial.

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