The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said one officer and fifteen soldiers have been found dead in a major river northeast of the country. The sixteen personnel were part of the 46 officially declared missing more than six weeks ago.
Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole who made the announcement, said the soldiers were found dead in River Yobe,
“The corpses were recovered along Kamadogou River line area in Maiduguri,” Irabor, a major general, said, stating further that the departed soldiers included K. Yusuf, a lieutenant colonel.
Prior to his kidnapping and ultimate death, Yusuf was the commander of Nigerian Army 223 Tank Battalion.
“They have since been buried in Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery with full military honours,” Irabor said.
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