DHQ Reveals Names, Photos Of Soldiers Killed In Delta Communal Clash

The Defence Headquarters have revealed the names and photos of the Commanding officer, two Majors, one Captain and 13 Soldiers killed during a clash with ‘armed men’ in the Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State.

The information was revealed via its X account, on Monday.

The slain soldiers, until their death served with the 181 Amphibious Battalion, and were on a peace mission to quell a communal clash between Okuama and Okoloba, two neighbouring communities in the state.

Community members, while recounting what led to the incident, said the military men had allegedly opened fire on them, killing about 50 people and subsequently razing their communities following a disagreement during a peace talk.

However, a Joint Task Force under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 6 Division, Maj.-Gen, Jamal Abdussalam, recovered 15 bodies of the soldiers.

While some of the bodies had their heads severed, others had their stomachs ripped off with some of the vital organs missing.

The bodies of the commanding officer and two Majors were also seen floating by the river bank at the NDDC jetty in the community.

The Ministry of Defence, while condemning the incident on Monday said it had granted full authority to bring to justice anybody found to have been responsible for such crime against the military personnel.

Below are the names of the fallen heroes:

1. Lt Col Ah Ali Command Officer 181 Amphibious Battalion Nigerian Army
2. Maj SD Shafa (N/13976)
3. Maj DE Obi (N/14395)
4. Capt U Zakari (N/16348)
5. SSgt Yahaya Saidu (#3NA/36/2974)
6. Cpl Yahaya Danbaba (1ONA/65/7274)
7. Cpl Kabiru Bashir (11NA/66/9853)
8. LCpl Bulus Haruna (16NA/TS/5844)
9. LCpl Sole Opeyemi (17NA/760719)
10. LCpl Bello Anas (17NA/76/290)
11. LCpl Hamman Peter (NA/T82653)
12. LCpl Ibrahim Abdullahi (18NA/77/1191)
13. Pte Alhaji Isah (17NA/76/6079)
14. Pte Clement Francis (19NA/78/0911)
15. Pte Abubakar Ali (19NA/78/2162)
16. Pte Ibrahim Adamu (19NA/78/6079)
17. Pte Adamu Ibrahim (21NA/80/4795)