Nigeria pays homage to troops slain on peace mission

Lagos (AFP) Mar 17, 2024

Nigeria's president on Sunday paid tribute to 16 soldiers killed on a mediation mission to two warring communities in the south of the country, vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. The troops had been responding to unrest between the Okuama and Okoloba communities in the oil-rich southern Delta state. "The cowardly offenders responsible for this heinous crime will not go unpunish