The funeral rites for the soldiers killed in Delta State have commenced at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu is leading top government officials, including service chiefs and other heads of security agencies, at the solemn event. At the commencement of the rites, prayers were rendered for the repose of the slain soldiers and their families.
The PUNCH reports that 17 personnel, comprising four officers and 13 soldiers, were murdered in Delta state during a peace mission.
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