President Bola Tinubu has conferred posthumous national honours on the seventeen soldiers murdered in Delta state’s Okuama community.


The honor was presented during the burial ceremony at the National Cemetery in Abuja on Wednesday, March 27.


Dada Olusegun, President Tinubu’s special assistant, made the announcement on social media.


He wrote: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has posthumously awarded the 17 heroes of the Okuama massacre with National Honours.


“The 4 ranking officers have been awarded with the Member of the Order of Niger (MON). The remaining 13 officers have been awarded the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).”


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