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UPDATE: 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ends in Abuja

15th January 2018
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UPDATE: 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day ends in Abuja

….Buhari, Osibanjo, Saraki, others lay wreath at National Cenotaph

Molly Kilete, Abuja

The 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebrations has ended with the wreath-laying ceremony led by president Muhammadu Buhari at the National Cenotaph, in Abuja.

The ceremony jad kicked off at about 10:00, on Monday morning, with the arrival of the President, escorted by the pipers band from the Guards Brigade, and received by the commander of the Brigade, Maj.-Gen. Musa Yusuf.

Prayers were offered for the repose of the souls of the fallen heroes by Director, Chaplain services of the Nigerian Air Force, Wing Commander Kwase, and Director, Islamic services of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Mustapha, who also prayed for the peace, stability of the country.

Thereafter, President Buhari  took the lead to lay the first wreath, followed by the Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, Senate president Bukola Saraki, Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and the Chief Justice of Nigerian, Walter Onnoghen.

Others, who also took part in the wreath-laying ceremony, were Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, his Federal Capital Territory counterpart, Musa Bello, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of army staff, a Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Etete-Ibas, Chief of Air staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, Dean of Diplomat Corps and Cameroonian ambassador to Nigeria.

The climax of the occasion was the laying of wreath by Mrs. Mary Alechenu, widow of a deceased soldier killed by the Boko Haram terrorists in the North East in 2015.

Popularly known as the youngest widow in the barracks, Mrs. Alechenu, who was said to have been pregnant when her husband was killed, gave birth to her son eight months after.

There were also a minute silence to honour the fallen heroes, firing of the volley, signing of the anniversary register by the president, who later released some pigeons signifying peace, hope and unity for Nigeria.

 

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  1. Ezekiel Okeke says:
    5 years ago

    The so-called armed forces are brainwashed illiterate fools used by fulani criminal terrorists hidden under the dead fraudulent political name Nigeria to keep their Political Control over this territory of the natives- it is over. They are brainwashed by telling them they are neutral politically, at the same time use them to keep fulani criminal terrorists Political Control over this territory of the natives- it is over. God Is With Us!!!

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  2. Ezekiel Okeke says:
    5 years ago

    The only legitimate military, police etc. are the ones under the natives Disintegrated Republics- Biafra Republic of south east, Niger Delta Republic of south south, Oduduwa Republic of south west, North East Republic, North West Republic, North Central Republic, for the natives existence in 21st century world- which must be defended in the ongoing Revolution War of the natives. God Is With Us!!!

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