The Nigerian Army while addressing the incident a few hours ago said, ‘it is important for the public to note that the NA has laid down procedures for reporting incidents that involve its personnel who fall casualty in action.
Out of respect for the families of our gallant troops, the NOKs are first notified before any form of public information so as to avoid exacerbating the grief family members would bear, were they to discover such from unofficial sources’.
Former Vice President and PDP Presidential candidate for 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar has condemned the recent killings of Nigerian Soldiers in Borno.
The presidential aspirant wrote;
I’m deeply saddened by the loss of our soldiers in these attacks and ask for the support and prayers of all Nigerians for our military in this war against ISWAP & Boko Haram.
Watch the video of his speech below.
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Below is how Nigerians on social media and the opposition party is reacting to it.
