Army discloses what led to battalion commander Okoye’s death

The Headquarters of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke has dismissed reports circulating connected societal media that the precocious Commanding Officer of the 20 Model Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Gabriel Okoye, was killed successful a bandit attack.
In a connection issued connected Thursday by Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, the Army described the reports arsenic misleading, inaccurate, and devoid of verified facts.

According to the statement, Lt. Col. Okoye died connected June 13, 2026, aft a little unwellness and not arsenic a effect of immoderate operational incidental oregon onslaught by bandits, contrary to claims made connected immoderate societal media platforms.

“The circumstances surrounding his demise are wide and person been duly communicated done authoritative channels,” the connection said.

The Army expressed interest implicit what it described arsenic the increasing dispersed of mendacious narratives regarding the officer’s death, noting that specified speculation was not lone misleading but besides insensitive to the bereaved household and the institution.

It warned that the circulation of unverified accusation could make unnecessary anxiousness among subject personnel, their families, and members of the public.

The Brigade further lamented that immoderate individuals and media platforms ...