The Nigerian military will exact revenge for the deaths of its men who were killed in an ambush on the Zungeru-Tegina route in Niger State on August 14, according to Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Christopher Musa.
According to a Daily Trust article, soldiers pursuing terrorists were shot and killed, and an aircraft carrying out a rescue mission crashed as a result.
The military revealed last week that a total of 36 military members paid the ultimate price during the ambush on the Zungeru-Tegina route and the crash in the Chukuba area of Shiroro, both of which occurred in Niger State.
Speaking at the military cemetery in Abuja, where 20 deceased members of the armed forces were laid to rest, the defence chief promised that none of the enemies would escape unpunished and that they would be pursued with all available resources.
The deceased, buried at the Cemetery, include: Private Habib Aliyu, who joined armed forces in 2020; Lance Corporal Nura Mohammed (joined in 2016); AB Suleiman with registration number X/1468; Lance Corporal Sunday Okopi (12NA/65/5192) and 16 others.
Speaking after laying of wreath on their graves and presentation of the national flags to the deceased’s next of kins, Musa said they joined the family members in their griefs, adding that the deaths of their loved ones would not be in vain.
“Those that did this, and those that have continued our men, wherever they are, we will get them out, we will smoke them out and we will ensure that they never have any other opportunity to kill any other person, that I assure you.”
“We will hunt you down, we will bring you to justice. We will not relent until we get those causing havocs in the country,” the distraught Defence Chief said.
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