The Defence Headquarters, says troops recovered the decomposing hearts of some of the soldiers killed in Okuama, Delta state.
TheLeadng reports that the attack in Okuama led to the death of four Officers and 12 Soldiers of 181 Amphibious Battalion based in Asaba, Delta State.
According to reports, the troops were responding to a crisis between Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State when they were ambushed and killed. A Commanding Officer, two Majors, one Captain, and twelve soldiers sadly lost their lives. One civilian was also killed.
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The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj -Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said troops have continued manhunt for perpetrators of the barbaric killing of the officers and soldiers.
According to him, the decomposing hearts of some of the killed soldiers were recovered during the search, while the manhunt continues with no significant arrest made yet.
Buba said that clearance operations, as well as cordon and search were conducted to, koookkamong other things, recover the weapons of the deceased soldiers.
He listed some of the communities in which troops had carried out operations to include Akugbene, Okuama and Okoloba in Ugheli and Ugheli South of Delta.
Others are Amusamo, Akwagbe, Arhavwarien, Pirigbene and Igbomatoro communities all in Delta.
“Significantly, there is a viral video of a person admitting to have perpetrated the killings.
“The video, among other things, helps to narrow investigations to persons of interest and their cohorts.
“Accordingly, the state governments and host communities of these personalities are required to assist investigation in flushing them out.
“There can be no hiding place for perpetrators of such dastardly act against our nation.
“This is a clarion call to duty by members of those communities and the state government,” he said.
In the said video that Buba referenced, the narrator had claimed the soldiers were not on a peace-keeping mission, but were working for repentant militant, Tompolo.
