NIGERIAN ARMY BURIES FALLEN HEROES IN KADUNA
The Nigerian Army has buried 13 soldiers and
an officer who were attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State
in December 2018.
The burial which took place at the
Commonwealth cemetery in Kaduna State on Friday, January 11, was witnessed
by families of the fallen soldiers and senior Army officers.
This comes just days after the burial of 19
soldiers who the Army said were killed by Boko Haram during the November 18
attack on Metele, Abadam LGA of Borno State.
They were buried at the military
cemetery of the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Borno State has remained one of the hots pots
of insurgency with several attacks, claiming the lives of many innocent
citizens as well as security operatives.
Overwhelmed by the spate of attacks in the
state, Governor Kashim Shettima on Monday broke down in tears during a visit to
President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
He, however, said the leadership of the state
had not lost hope in the President’s ability to win the war against insurgents
and restore the peace.
Amidst the tears, he told the President that
the delegation came to present a set of observations and specific requests from
a security meeting held a week ago in the state, which will require urgent
presidential intervention.


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