For this 21-year-old soldier, Trooper Raphael Okloho, a 221 battalion ghost rider, his decision to join the Nigerian Army after his secondary school education was to help build a Nigeria that all will be happy to belong to. But that dream has been cut short as he is another fallen hero, killed by the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents in a recent attack in Borno State.
Friends Mourn Young Soldier Killed By Boko Haram
Another star has been cut off as the Boko Haram insurgents claim the life of 21-year-old soldier, Trooper Raphael Okloho.
According to his friend, Henrique Efe who posted the photo on Twitter, the young chap was a go lucky fellow who believed in one Nigeria and did not envisage losing his life in the fight to keep the country as one and in peace.
Another sun set at noon.
May the soul of Trooper Raphael Okloho rest in peace.
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