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Longest Surviving Nigerian Soldier Dies At 101

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The Nigerian Army has announced that the

The death of the oldest surviving soldier, Adama Aduku, has been announced by the Nigerian Army.

Aduku had died at the age of 101, on Tuesday December 31st.

He was born in 1918, to a peasant farmer at Abejukolo-Ife, at Omaha Local Government Area of Kogi State.

Aduku joined the army in 1945.

May his soul rest in peace, Amen.



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