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Professor, Woman, Six Others Declared Wanted Over Soldiers’ Killing In Delta

The military high command on Thursday morning declared a professor and seven other persons wanted in connection with the killing of 17 soldiers and officers in Okuama Community of Delta State.

Apart from the professor, Prof. Ekpekpo Arthur; a woman, Mrs Igoli Ebi; Reuben Baru; Akata Malawa David and four other persons were declared wanted.

It would be recalled that the troops of 181 Amphibious Batallion, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State who were on a peace mission to Okuoma Community
were surrounded by some youths and killed on Thursday, 14 March 2024.

This was disclosed in Abuja at a press briefing by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba.

Buba said no bounty was placed on the wanted persons.

He charged stakeholders and traditional rulers across the country particularly in the Niger Delta to help the military in fishing out those who had been declared wanted.

The murdered officers were buried at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja on Wednesday.

Kazeem Badmus

Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.

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