President Bola Tinubu has conferred posthumous national honours on the 17 soldiers who were killed in the Okuama community of Delta State.
The award was conferred at the burial ceremony held at the National Cemetery, Abuja, on Wednesday, March 27.
This was announced in a post by the special assistant to President Tinubu on social media, Dada Olusegun.
He wrote, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has posthumously awarded the 17 heroes of the Okuama massacre with National Honours
“The four ranking officers have been awarded with the Member of the Order of Niger (MON).
“The remaining 13 officers have been awarded the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).”
