The Presidency also declared in commemoration of the slaughtered soldiers: @NGRPresident
“Rest in Peace, our fallen heroes.”
The 16 fallen heroes
The fallen heroes include: Lt. Col AH Ali, Commanding Officer; Major SD Shafa, Major DE Obi, Captain U Zakari, SSGt Yahaya Saidu, CPL Yahaya Dambaba, CPL Kabiru Bashir, L CPL Bulus Haruna, L CPL Sole Opeyemi, L CPL Bello Anas, L CPL Hamman Peter, L CPL Ibrahim Abdulahi, PTE Alhaji Isah, PTE Clement Francis, PTE Abubakar Ali, PTE Ibrahim Adamu, PTE Adamu Ibrahim.