Categories: Benue news

Faces, details of the 12 soldiers murdered by militia in Benue revealed

IDOMA VOICE have obtained the identities of the 11 soldiers and an officer killed by a militia in Bonta community of Konshisha council area of Benue State.

In a document seen by our reporter, the name of each soldier, a head shot, date of birth, and other details were unveiled.

Their bodies arrived a military cemetery at Wurukum in Makurdi for burial on Monday.

The military authorities earlier announced the killing of 11 soldiers who were on peacekeeping mission in Konshisha and Ukpute-Ainu communities in the state.

Details of slain soldiers below

1. PTE ANIETIE UDOUYIO
DOB: 12-31-1994
RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY

2. PTE OKAMGBA UDOCHUKWU
20-12-1995
XTAIN

3. PTE ANJORIN DAVID
DOB 04-04-1993
4. PTE SADIQ SULEIMAN
DOB 02-03-1996

5. CPTIAN AT ADEBAYE
DOB 29 JAN 1984
RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY

6. WO AUGSTINE SOLOMON
DOB 29 08 1972

7. CPL HARUNA RILWASU
DOB 16-01-1987
MUSLIM
8. CLPL LASIS ADEBAYO
10-04-1992
RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY

9. CPL ALI BABA
24-12-1984
RELIGION: CHRISTIANITY

10. CPLRIWANU YUSHEU
15-01-1983

11. SGT FELIX TOMBURA
17-10-1975

12. SGT ZUBAIRU GALADIMA
13-05-1974
MUSLIM

Faces below;

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