A Nigerian soldier, identified as Egitanghan G, has expressed his desire to be part of any operation seeking to avenge the deaths of the military personnel who were killed during a peace keeping mission in Okuama, Delta State last week.
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 soldier, who claims to be from Delta State, expressed outrage over what he called “rubbish comments” made about the deceased soldiers.
He highlighted his own experience fighting for his country and emphasized the sacrifices soldiers make to protect their homeland.
In a video posted on his TikTok handle on Wednesday, he said in pidgin English, “This message na for my Niger Delta brothers.
“When I dey read the comments about the things wey dem talk about our soldiers wey die for Delta State, na cry I dey cry because me na Delta boy”
TheLeadNG reports that a young man who reportedly led the attack that led to the killing of 16 Soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Delta State, in a viral video, claimed the uniformed men were not on a peace mission.
The young man, who claimed to be the son of a retired Captain of the Nigerian Army, who is now late, said the soldiers did not come on a peace mission as they claimed.
Rather, he said they were backing Okoloba and were working for a former Nigerian militant leader and ex-militant commander of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo.
