President Bola Tinubu Wednesday promised families of the 17 soldiers who were murdered in the Okuama community of Delta houses and full educational scholarships to the university level.
Tinubu was quoted to have disclosed this at the burial ceremony held for the 17 deceased soldiers at the National Cemetery, Abuja, according to hIs special assistant on social media, Dada Olusegun.
He wrote: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the federal government will provide housing to each of the families of the fallen heroes anywhere they choose within the country.
“The federal government also awarded the children of the fallen heroes full educational scholarships to the University level including the ones still in the womb of their mothers. FG also appeals to the Military Pensions Board that all their emoluments must be paid within 90 days.”