By Our Correspondent Abuja
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has described the killing of military personnel who are going on a Peace Keeping mission in Okuama Community in Delta State on the 16th of March 2024 as a national tragedy.
He stated this during a visit by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, who led a delegation of top military brass to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja on Friday and made available to newsmen in a press statement by Alkasim Abdulkadir, the Special Assistant Media and Communications Strategy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Amb Tuggar also condole President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the Defence Headquarters and the dependents of the deceased soldiers.
He prayed for the repose of their souls and asked the Almighty Lord to grant their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
The MFA Minister implored the relevant authorities to bring the perpetrators of the tragic act to justice.
The troops of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army were on a peaceful and mediatory mission after a reported communal clash between the Okuama and Okoloba Communities in Ughelli South and Bomadi LGAs of Delta State.
