Kwara gov mourns Army major killed by bandits in Niger ambush
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Nigerian Army and people of Eruku in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state over the death of Major Segun Oni, who was killed in an anti-banditry operation in Niger State recently.
Oni, a well-decorated and forthright army officer, was killed on August 13, 2023, alongside other soldiers as he led troops on a military operation to stamp out banditry in parts of Niger State.
He was at various times the Platoon Commander 72 Special Forces Battalion; Company Second in Command Armed Forces Special Forces Battalion; and Second in Command Defence Headquarters Special Operations Forces Battalion.
He was trained in different military schools in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, the United States, Belarus, and South Africa.
He won several military medals for his excellence, discipline, and hard work, including River Niger Star, Golden Jubilee Medal, Centenary Medal, and General Operations Medal.
A statement signed by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the governor on Sunday said, “The Governor sends his heartfelt condolences to the family of the gallant officer, the Nigerian Army, and to the Nigerian Defence Headquarters as a whole. His death represents a huge loss to the country as a whole and to Kwara State in particular.
“The Governor prays God to repose his soul and give comfort to his family and everyone who mourns him”, the statement added.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Sabitiyu Grillo Iyeru Grammar School Falokun-Oja Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye Tafida Elese Of Igbaja Pakata Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Ilorin East Khairat Gwadabe Wahab Issa IFK Toyin Olayinka Tejidini Mahmud Ajeigbe Charles Ibitoye Adamu B. Yaqubu C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng Ibikunle Ogunleye Otuka A.E. Afolabi Muftau Akanbi Oke Galadima CACOVID Palliatives Olohungbebe Ilorin Anchor Men And Women Ademola Kiyesola Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory Gani Saadu Ilorin Like-Minds Salami Adekunle Kwha.gov.ng Olatunji Ayeni Erubu Maimunat Oloriegbe Amos Bajeh Bayo Onimago SWAN Maja Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Tunji Ajanaku Ahmed \'Lateef Okoolowo Kayode Oyin Zubair Reuben Paraje KWSIEC Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Earlyon Technologies Aremu Odolaye Mukhtar Shagaya Kwara State University Of Education Coalition Of Kwara North Groups Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Rex Olawoye KwaraLearn Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Umar Adelodun Toyin Abdullahi Share/Tsaragi NIPR Michael Ologundea Salake Bamikole Omishore Hassan Oyeleke Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi Oyawoye Olumide Daniel Ibitoye Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development Suleiman Alege Kuranga Kulende Isin Segun Adeniyi ITP Sun Qing Rong Adamu Jemilat-Baki Lai Gobir Tunji Olawuyi Ilorin

