The military has just concluded the mass burial for the personnel who lost their lives during an ambush and air crash in Niger State. The burial was conducted at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja today. It was reported that on the 14th of August 2023, some bandits had ambushed troops around Zangeru general area in Niger, which led to the death of 14 soldiers while 7 were injured. The incident led to the deployment of the Nigerian Air Force evacuation aircraft. Unfortunately, the aircraft crashed around Chukuba village of Shiroro LGA, killing all passengers onboard, including two pilots and two crew members.
Below are the names of the personnel buried.
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
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)
