According to a report on Channels Television, the Delta community where 16 soldiers were killed on Thursday has been razed.
The military on Saturday confirmed the killing, and said inveatigation is on to unravel the perpetrators. The slain officers include the commanding officer, two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers.
Tukur Gusau, a brigadier general and Deputy Director, Information, of the Nigerian military, had in his Saturday statement said the military would investigate and bring the culprits to book.
The troops were deployed to restore order between two warring communities: Okuama and Okoloba communities in Delta State.
According to Channels Television, the Okuama coastal community where the killing of the soldiers took place was razed Sunday morning.
It is not clear who razed the houses in the community or if anyone died from it but the television station reported that residents have fled to the neighbouring Ughelli community for fear of reprisals by soldiers.
