REVEALED: Final phone call with his twin brother before terrorists killed Brig-Gen Braimah
•The late Brigadier General Oseni Braimah
A chilling new account has revealed how a midnight terrorist attack abruptly ended the final conversation between the late Brigadier General Oseni Braimah and his twin brother—moments before he was killed in Borno State.
The senior officer was among soldiers who lost their lives when terrorists stormed the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters in Benisheikh on April 9, 2026, in one of the deadliest recent assaults on military formations in the North-East.
According to a family source, Braimah was on the phone with his twin brother, who lives in the United Kingdom, when the attack began.
The twins, described as inseparable despite the distance, had a long-standing routine of speaking almost every night at midnight. But on that fateful night, the call took a sudden and tragic turn.
“While they were speaking, he suddenly paused—like he noticed unusual movement,” the relative told the Vanguard. “Moments later, the line went dead.”
What followed was a desperate and agonising wait.
Repeated calls and messages from his twin brother went unanswered. He reportedly stayed awake into the early hours, dialing continuously, hoping for a response that never came.
By dawn, the worst fears were confirmed.
“At about 6:30am, a senior Army officer called. Immediately, I knew something was wrong,” the relative recounted. “He said the base had come under attack and communication had broken down… then he told me my brother was among those killed.”
The late General was later buried alongside his fallen comrades in Maiduguri, in a solemn ceremony that underscored the heavy cost of Nigeria’s ongoing battle against insurgency.
SCHOLARSHIP FOR CHILDREN
In a move to support the bereaved family, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved full educational scholarships for the late officer’s three children.
According to a statement by his spokesperson, Patrick Ebojele, the scholarship will cover their education from current levels through university.
The beneficiaries include Farida, an undergraduate at Nile University, Abuja; Amir, a secondary school student; and Yasmeen, currently in junior secondary school.
Governor Okpebholo described the gesture as both a moral duty and a tribute to a fallen hero.
“Brigadier General Braimah paid the ultimate price in service to this country. It is only right that we stand by his family,” he said.
A LIFE OF SERVICE CUT SHORT
Before his death, Brig-Gen Braimah built a distinguished military career defined by discipline, intellect, and global exposure.
A graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, he also earned advanced degrees from institutions including King’s College London, Benue State University, and the National Defence University in Islamabad.
He held key roles across operations and training—serving as Chief of Staff at 6 Division Headquarters in Port Harcourt, Chief Instructor at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji, and Commander of the Presidential Guards Battalion in Abuja.
He also served internationally as a United Nations observer, contributing to peacekeeping missions.
Tragically, he was reportedly on the verge of redeployment to the Ministry of Defence when his life was cut short.
The story of his final moments—cut off mid-sentence in a call with his twin—now stands as a haunting reminder of the human cost of Nigeria’s war against terror.
