The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru; Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa, and other Service chiefs were present at the National Military Cemetery on Friday to pay their last respect to 22 military personnel killed in an ambush and evacuation helicopter crash in Niger State.
It was an emotional day for family members and friends of the deceased who were crying inconsolably while some of the deceased officers had already been buried by their families.
See the full list of military personnel for burial
1. Late Maj Sa Oni
2. Late FLT Lt Anthony Duryumsu
3. Late FLT Lt Ibrahim Adamu
4. Late LT Gm Odusami
5. Late LT Us Alkali
6. Late SGT Faruk Mohammed
7 . Late CPL Ibrahim Garba
8 . Late CPL Chiroma Pogu
9 . Late CPL Adama Isaac
10. Late CPL Haruna Jamilu Ii
11. Late CPL Samaila Bashiru
12. Late AB Suleiman Mk (NN)
13. Late CPL Jauro Amos (NAF)
14. Late LCPL Sunday Okopi
15. Late LCPL Ekpanyo Edetd
16. Late LCPL Alaribe Daniel (NAF)
17. Late LCPL Brigss Stephen (NAF)
18. Late LCPL Yakubu Ayuba
19. Late LCPL Nura Mohammed
20. Late PTE Habib Aliyu
21. Late PTE Tanko Waje
22. Late ACM Abubakar Abdulrahaman (NAF)
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