Hauwa Ali, the wife of the late Lt Col A.H Ali, said she will never allow any of her children to join the military, as a result of the gruesome murder of her husband in Okuama community of Ughelli South local government area of Delta state.
Hauwa stated this in an interview with bellnews on Sunday.
She said her late husband Lt Col Ali had already sacrificed himself for Nigeria.
Recall that the federal government, the Nigerian army and Nigerians as a whole received with shock the death of 17 military personnel on a peace mission as Okuama and Okoloba engaged in communal clash.
The officers and soldiers died on Thursday 14 March, 2024, when they were ambushed by gunmen, who also carted away their weapons.
When asked if she would allow some of her children to join the military in future, she said, “I will not advise any of his children to be in the military. Their father has already sacrificed his life for the country.”
Hauwa said Ali’s murder devastated her, adding that she never knew the peace mission he went to would be his last assignment for the country.
Speaking about the personality and service of her late husband, Ali, the Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion, Hauwa said, “Words cannot describe him because he was everything to us. He was a man of his words, dedicated to both his family and work.
“Apart from his family, he sacrificed his life for Nigeria, and that’s the price he has paid. I pray that wherever he is God, would continue to be with him.
“His dedication to humanity is one thing I will always remember. No matter how he was, once he was called to work, he would make sure he fulfilled it.”
“We know that death is inevitable. As Muslim we have to die at some point and time, but I am really shattered by the way my husband was killed.
“He called me that very day and told me that he was going for a peace mission. I never knew that it was the last time we would speak.
“Nobody could call to tell me the news until Saturday. I was called from the State House,” she added.