Nigeria, March 27 -- A presidential spokesperson said Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu will attend the national burial for the Nigerian military officers and soldiers killed on 14 March by armed persons in Okuama Community in Delta State.

Bayo Onanuga, Mr Tinubu's Special Adviser on Strategic Communication, did not, however, limit his post on X to announcing the president's intention, he also took a dig at Mr Tinubu's predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, for not attending the funerals of soldiers slain on duty.

"It is the first time in the last ten years that a Nigerian President will attend such a solemn event, in honour of our men of gallantry and valour," Mr Onanuga wrote.

Two other burials in 2018 and 2021 were not graced by the incu...