The Nation Newspaper Tinubu announces scholarships, housing for families of slain soldiers
has announced federal government’ scholarships up to the university level for all the children, including the unborn, of the Army personnel killed in action at Okuama community in
At the solemn event attended by some Governors, the military hierarchy and families of the deceased, the President bestowed posthumous National Honours on the 17 fallen heroes. “On the 14th day of March, Lt. Colonel A. H. Ali, the Commanding Officer of 181 Amphibious Battalion, led three other officers and 13 soldiers to the Okuama Community to mediate in the lingering dispute with Okoloba Community.
“The elders and chiefs of Okuama also must help the military in fishing out the gunmen who committed the barbaric crime against our men.“I wish to commend our Armed Forces for their restraint in choosing not to carry out any reprisal attacks on Okuama or its neighbouring communities. We must all ensure that the innocent people of Okuama are not made to bear the punishment of the guilty and wicked among them,” the President stated.
‘‘Leaders at all levels, especially community leaders and traditional rulers, must work to strengthen the bonds that unite us. We must end the cycle of violence and bloodletting,” the President said.
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