Nigerian Army Buries Fallen Heroes In Kaduna

The Nigerian Army is currently holding a burial ceremony for 13 soldiers and one officer who were attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State in December 2018.


Burial of fallen soldiers at the at the Commonwealth cemetery in Kaduna State, January 11, 2019.

 

The Nigerian Army has buried 13 soldiers and an officer who were attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State.

The officers were said to have died during an ambush along the Maiduguri/Damaturu road in December 2018.

Their burial which took place at the Commonwealth cemetery in Kaduna State on Friday, January 11, was witnessed by families of the fallen soldiers and senior Army officers.

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It comes just days after the burial of 19 soldiers who the Army said were killed by Boko Haram during the November 18 attack on Metele, Abadam LGA of Borno State.

They were buried at the military cemetery of the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, the state capital.

 

Burial of fallen heroes at the military cemetery, Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State. December 14, 2018.

 

Blood and Tears

Borno State has remained one of the hotspots of insurgency with several attacks, claiming the lives of many innocent citizens as well as security operatives.

Overwhelmed by the spate of attacks in the state, Governor Kashim Shettima on Monday broke down in tears during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.

He, however, said the leadership of the state had not lost hope in the President’s ability to win the war against insurgents and restore the peace.

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Amidst the tears, he told the President that the delegation came to present a set of observations and specific requests from a security meeting held a week ago in the state, which will require urgent presidential intervention.

While the government has expressed sadness over the spate of attacks, it has continued to reassure Nigerians that the war against insurgency is not yet lost.

Despite coming under criticism for what appears to be a rise in attacks and killings, the President has, however, insisted severally that his administration has recorded significant improvement in fighting Boko Haram.