Defence Ministers, Service Chiefs Attend Burial Ceremony for 20 Soldiers Killed in Niger
About 20 military officers and soldiers recently killed in action by terrorists in Niger State have been buried at the National Cemetery in Abuja.
It was reliably gathered that 36 personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces paid the supreme price during an ambush by terrorists at Zungeru-Tegina road, and the subsequent helicopter crash that happened in Chukuba area of Shiroro, all in Niger State.
Families and friends of the deceased gathered at the National Cemetery Abuja to pay their last respects and honor the fallen heroes for their selfless dedication to safeguarding the nation’s security
Present at the funeral ceremony was the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru and his counterpart for State, Bello Matawalle, as well as the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, among others.
