Nigeria military denies reprisal attack in Delta community after 16 troops killed
The Nigerian military has denied allegations that it carried out a retaliatory attack on the Okuoma community in Delta state, where local teenagers killed sixteen of its officers over the weekend.
The head of Defence, General Christopher Musa, refuted claims made by Reuters that the military launched an assault on the town.
‘’”No reprisals by the army. We are searching for the murderers and their weapon cache,” Musa said
Some Nigerians have alleged that some men in army uniform ransacked and burnt homes in the community on Sunday, March 17, days after youths killed the officers.
The 16 soldiers were sent to the community to resolve a land dispute. On Sunday, a video of houses in the community burning went viral with claims that they were set up by some military officers.