The mutilated bodies of slayed military personnels have been recovered in the Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State by the military authority.
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The bodies was recovered in the early hours of Saturday, March 16, 2024, by soldiers of the joint task force under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 6 division Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam.
It was on Thursday that four military officers and 12 soldiers met their untimely death as they were ambushed by youths of waring Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State, when they responded to a distress call to quell a land disputes.
Reports have it that the recovered bodies were badly mutilated; some beheaded while others had their stomachs and hearts ripped off by the attackers.
The bodies of a Commanding Officer and two majors were recovered from the river bank at the NDDC jetty in the coastal Delta community while others were found in different places in the bush.
From every indication, investigation into the killings has commenced as the entire communities have been cordoned off by operatives of the 6 Division Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt – which oversees the 63 brigades in Asaba, Delta State.
