Update: Delta community razed after killing of soldiers

 

The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where fifteen soldiers were killed have been razed. 

 

LIB reported that the personnel were ambushed and killed by youths while responding to a distress call during a communal clash between Okuama and Okoloba communities on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

 

Fourteen bodies of the slain soldiers were recovered in the early hours of Saturday, March 16, by troops of the joint task force under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 6 division Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, at Okuama community. 

 

Some of the recovered corpses were said to have been beheaded, while the stomachs and hearts of others were ripped off.

 

According to Channel Television, there are strong allegations that some angry soldiers may have perpetrated the act after their colleagues were killed. 

 

Meanwhile, manhunt for the killers is still ongoing and some arrests have also been made by the soldiers led by the General Officer Commanding 6 division Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam.

 

Residents of the coastal community are said to have fled to neighboring Ughelli for fear of a reprisal by the soldiers who have been patrolling the creeks.