The Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) veterans have known as on the federal authorities to put aside a devoted remembrance day to honour tons of of Nigerian troops who paid the supreme value to safe peace and stability in West Africa.
Major General Ohifeme Ejimai (Rtd) made the attraction on Thursday when he led a delegation of ECOMOG veterans to the Minister of Defence General Christopher Musa (rtd) on the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
According to an announcement by the particular adviser to the minister Leah Katung-Babatunde, Major General Ejimai (rtd) offered an replace on the standing of surviving Nigerian ECOMOG veterans, noting their readiness to proceed contributing to nationwide improvement and safety.
The assertion mentioned he urged the ministry to handle documentation gaps and contemplate establishing a devoted remembrance day to honour the tons of of Nigerian troops who misplaced their lives to safe peace and stability in West Africa.
The minister reaffirmed the federal authorities’s dedication to immortalising the legacy and sacrifices of the ECOMOG.
He acknowledged the numerous human and monetary sources Nigeria deployed underneath ECOMOG, emphasising that personnel who paid the supreme value notably throughout peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone won’t ever be forgotten.
He assured the delegation that ongoing efforts to doc remaining data, casualties, and historic property could be totally accomplished to make sure correct preservation for posterity.
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