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VIDEO: Military Buries 22 Officers Killed In Niger

It was mournful Friday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja as 22 of the military personnel who died in combat in Niger State were buried.

Gatekeepers News reports that the rank and file of the Nigerian Armed Forces were joined by family members and friends of the deceased for the burial.

The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru; Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa; and other service chiefs.

According to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), no fewer than 36 officers were killed in battle,the  including an air mission, on August 14.

Some of the deceased officers had already been buried by their families.

See footage from National Military Cemetery below:

 

Remi Ibikunle

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