The remains of a captain, Attah Samuel, and four other soldiers attached to the Presidential Guards Brigade killed in an ambush by suspected terrorists in the Federal Capital Territory have been laid to rest.
At least two officers and six soldiers were killed in the attack which occurred at the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory on July 24, 2022.
A statement by the Assistant Director of Army Public Relations Guards Brigade, Captain Godfrey Abakpa, said the captain and soldiers were buried on Thursday amid tears at the Guards Brigade Cemetery in Maitama.
He said the burial process started with a Christian wake and funeral service held in honour of the fallen heroes at the St John’s Military Church before the final internment at the cemetery.
It read, “The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army and the entire Barracks community were today August 10, 2022 thrown into state of mourning as the remains of Samuel and four other soldiers who…
