Military holds mass burial for personnel killed in Niger state ambush

• Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on August 14, announced the death of at least 36 officers who were killed in battle
• The officers’ helicopter was shot down by some insurgents in the Zungeru area of Niger State
• Some of the deceased officers had already been buried by their various families
  

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The military is currently conducting a mass burial for personnel who died during an ambush and air crash in Niger state.

It would be recalled that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on August 14, announced the death of at least 36 officers who were killed in battle.

The officers’ helicopter was shot down by some insurgents in the Zungeru area of Niger State.

The troops were deployed to Kundu village in Wushishi Local Government Area after bandits terrorized the area recently.

Some of the deceased officers had already been buried by their various families, remaining the 22 being interred on Friday.

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa, and other service chiefs are currently at the cemetery.

Those for burial are:

2. LATE FLT LT ANTHONY DURYUMSU

3. LATE FLT LT IBRAHIM ADAMU

4. LATE LT GM ODUSAMI

5. LATE LT US ALKALI

6. LATE SGT FARUK MOHAMMED

7. LATE CPL IBRAHIM GARBA

8. LATE CPL CHIROMA POGU

9. LATE CPL ADAMA ISAAC

10. LATE CPL HARUNA JAMILU

11. LATE CPL SAMAILA BASHIRU
12. LATE AB SULEIMAN MK (NN)

13. LATE CPL JAURO AMOS (NAF)

14. LATE LCPL SUNDAY OKOPI

15. LATE LCPL EKPANYO EDETD
16. LATE LCPL ALARIBE DANIEL (NAF)

17. LATE LCPL BRIGSS STEPHEN (NAF)

18. LATE LCPL YAKUBU AYUBA

19. LATE LCPL NURA MOHAMMED

20. LATE PTE HABIB ALIYU

21. LATE PTE TANKO WAJE

22. LATE ACM ABUBAKAR ABDULRAHAMAN (NAF)