Tinubu Confers National Honours on Slain Military Personnel

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has announced the conferment of national honours on 18 members of the Nigerian Army who were killed in Delta State on March 14, 2024.
Speaking at the burial of the slain officers at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja, Tinubu also announced the provision of housing facilities for the surviving family members and scholarships for all their children up to university level.
He also directed the payment of death benefits to the family members within 90 days.
The president also posthumously conferred the national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) 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).
The Commnder-in-Chief also conferred the honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) 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).

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