President Bola Tinubu on Monday led senior citizens including the leadership of the National Assembly, the armed forces and other critical stakeholders to lay wreath at the national arcade, Abuja, to honour the county’s living and fallen heroes.
The Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration is an event organised annually by the Ministry of Defence to commemorate Nigeria’s fallen heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of humanity during the First and Second World Wars, the Nigerian Civil War, peace support operations around the world, and the different internal security operations.
Monday’s ceremony was the climax of this year’s activities which began with the launch of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem in October 2023.
Among those who joined that President to perform the solemn ceremony were President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, Minister of the Federal Capital Administration (FCTA) Nyesome Wike, and the Chief Justice of Nigeria; Olukayode Ariwoola.
Others who also laid the wreath were the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa – leading the Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Christian and Muslim prayers were offered by the services clergymen for the living and peaceful repose of the souls of the departed heroes who fought gallantly for global peace. This was followed by the observance of a minute silence.
Hghpiings of the event was the ceremonial volleys fired by armed soldiers as part of the activities performed at military ceremonies.
The event culminated in the signing of the anniversary register by President Tinubu before his symbolic release of white pigeons to signify peace.
