A Nigerian Naval officer sacrificed his life for his colleagues after noticing a landmine set by Boko Haram insurgents during a recent attack.
Left: Amaseimogha Paul
Nigeria just lost a national hero whose name will be forever written in gold. A very brave Nigerian naval officer, Seaman Amaseimogha Paul was recently killed by a landmine explosion set by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect.
He took a heroic action that saved his colleagues when he stepped unknowingly on a landmine. He reportedly alerted his colleagues who he instructed to stay far away from him while he disarmed the explosive device. The device exploded and instantly killed him.
A colleague of the deceased named Okunima Patrick shared the touching story:
“You weren’t the first Naval personnel to die in the battle against insurgency, but the special thing about your death is that when you stepped on a landmine, you knew death was unavoidable (considering our present level of technology, training and other factors I wouldn’t want to mention), so you alerted your colleagues to steer clear as far as they could go, away from the mine, before detonating the explosive. What an act of bravery?
“All those whom you have saved will forever remain in your debt. Those of us who were not in the battle field with you also appreciate your gesture. It’s only in the movies we find a soldier with your kind of heart.”
At the burial colleagues and relatives of Amaseimogha betrayed emotions as they broke down in tears.
Amaseimogha, who was killed at the battlefield, was buried according to the tradition of the Nigerian Navy.