The coffin containing the mortal remains of Lieutenant (Posthumous) Shetoi Yeptho, NSCN (Niki Sumi) reached his village, Surumi, at around 2:00 am this morning after it was carried across the international border by villagers.

LT Shetoi Yeptho reportedly passed away on 2nd July 2024 from illness at Kingphu, a Naga village under Myanmar.

In a selfless act of kindness, over a hundred men from Pangsha Village carried the Khiamniungan shawl wrapped coffin on a bamboo stretcher across the Indo-Myanmar border under challenging conditions. A local mentioned that along the way, the roads were unpliable and the men had to walk for around three and half kilometres carrying the coffin.

It was informed that the villagers of Kingphu had wrapped the body in a shawl and carried it till Pangsha village in Noklak district. The Pangsha Range then put another shawl over the coffin and transported it to Thang Nokyan Village, who then carried it to Noklak Town where it was handed over to the Khiamniungan Tribal Council. KTC delivered the body of Lieutenant Shetoi Yeptho to the Sumi Baptist Church, Tuensang and the NSCN (Niki Sumi) which was finally taken to his village in Zunheboto district.

The NSCN (Niki Sumi) has grieved the demise of the Lieutenant (Posthumous) Shetoi Yeptho s/o Zhevukhu Yeptho of Surumi Village who served under the Eastern Command. The NSCN/GPRN acknowledged the family for giving the Naga nation “a great son and patriot” and conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the family of the departed.

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“He served the Naga Nation with dedication, sincerity and loyalty. In recognition of the service rendered towards the Naga Nation, 2nd Lieutenant Shetoi Yeptho, bearing Army No-21083 has been posthumously bestowed the rank of Lieutenant”, the NSCN (Niki Sumi) stated.