Photos: Army Captain killed by armed robbers two months to his wedding laid to rest in Taraba State
Army Captain Dogari Kefas Apyeyak, who was killed by armed
robbers two months to his wedding, has been buried in his country home
in Ussa LGA of Taraba State with full military honours.
The officer was shot dead along Kaduna-Brinin-Gwari road on
September 10, on his way to Ilorin where he was attending a French
Course at the Nigerian Army School of Education Sobi Barracks in Ilorin
Kwara State.
Born on 31 July 1984 in Kano, the late officer hails from
Lissam Ussa LGA of Taraba State. He attended Air Force Primary School
Kano from 1988 to 1997. He had his post primary education at Nigerian
Military School Zaria from 1997 to 2003 before proceeding to Kaduna
Polytechnic to study Science Laboratory Technology. He gained admission
into the Nigerian Defence Academy in 2006 as a member of the 58RC.
He graduated in September 2011 with a B.Sc in Biological
Sciences and was commissioned to the rank of Second Lieutenant and
posted to Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery and was deployed to 342
Artillery Regiment and appointed Troop Commander from September 2011 to
September 2013.
He was promoted to lieutenant in 2012 and subsequently Captain in 2016. He has held several appointments.
The late officer has also attended several courses some of
which include: Young Officers Course Artillery, Intelligence course at
Nigerian Army School of Intelligence, LOC Officers Course at Nigerian
Army School of Artillery.
He has served with the United Nations African Union Hybrid
Missions in Dafur with NIBATT 43 as a Platoon Commander from December
2013 to January 2015. He was then posted to 122 Task Force Battalion and
appointed Platoon Commander.
Thereafter, to 192 Battalion in Gwoza, Borno State with
Operation Lafiya Dole and appointed Adjutant from 2015 until he was
released to attend a French course. He was on a French course in
Nigerian Army School of Education in Ilorin, when he met his untimely
death along Birnin Gwari road on his way to Ilorin.
Left to mourn him are his lovely parents, brothers, relatives and his wife to be whose marriage was fixed for November 2017.
More photos from the burial below...
-Additional info: Daily Nigerian
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