The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has sympathized with bereaved households of troopers who misplaced their lives throughout a peacekeeping mission in Konshisha Native Authorities Space of the State.
The Governor on Monday joined the Nigerian Military to witness the burial of the slain troopers held on the army cemetery at Wurukum, Makurdi Native Authorities Space of the State.
Ortom, in a funeral oration, additionally expressed condolences with President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief of Military Workers and all the management of the Armed Forces over the loss of life of the troopers, describing the incident as unlucky.
Whereas condemning the unwarranted assault and killing of the gallant troopers, the Governor famous that an assault on safety brokers was an assault on all the nation, stressing that his administration would collaborate with related authorities to make sure that the perpetrators are delivered to e-book.
Ortom pledged his administration’s help for the bereaved households to allow them to beat the tough second.
The Governor, nevertheless, prayed to God to grant the deceased troopers everlasting relaxation.
Recall that the army, by way of its Director, Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a press release on April 9, confirmed the killing of the 11 troopers by native militias in Konshisha LGA of the State.
The troops who had been on a stabilization operation within the state over the communal disaster between Konshisha and the Oju LG had been initially declared lacking however had been later discovered useless after the deployment of a joint search.
