naptu2:
Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senator Yahaya Abdulahi (the Senate majority leader, representing the Senate president), Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Justice Tanko Muhammad, the ministers of defence and the FCT, the service chiefs and the inspector general of police all laid wreaths at the Cenotaph in Abuja today to mark the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.

President Buhari also released pigeons to symbolise peace and he also signed the register.

Here's a video of the ceremony


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88FnPuOwGgI

Tumbulum:
Fuc...k them all. Bloody civilian killers

davillian:

They don't remember anything
Nonsense people

nototribalist:
Fallen heroes fighting who?

Snowale:
And you too, post screenshoted, we will do everything in our power to get you, you shall feel the Pain the dead soldier felt before they die, even if it will take us 500 years to find you, we will find you and get you. My advice to you too, better not get married or give birth to any child, because you might indirectly be turning someone into widow or orphan. Till we meet, Bastard

naptu2:


In the past month Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblems have been on sale across the country. Proceeds of the sale of the remembrance emblem go to the Nigerian Legion.

2019 Remembrance Day emblem
www.nairaland.com/attachments/8439102_20190105162152_jpeg8836b0fba86403b31b562dea2ac85a23

The Nigerian Legion is the Nigerian association of ex-servicemen, i.e. former members of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force.

Officers and men of the armed forces are trained to fight and kill. When they retire, they discover that there are no jobs for them (some of them have been in the armed forces since they were teenagers and military work is all they know). Others were forced to retire from the armed forces due to injuries sustained in battle. The Legion helps them to integrate into society and take care of themselves.

By law the Legion is permitted to operate certain businesses in order to raise money for its members. Members of the legion also serve as security guards at government establishments (you often see them in their brown uniforms). The Legion also raises money through the sale of Armed Forces and Remembrance Day emblems.

In recent years (especially since the return to civilian rule) members of the Legion have gone through great hardship while trying to collect their pensions and gratuity. Sometimes their pensions are not paid for many months. At other times, legionnaires, who could be as old as 60, 70, or 80 years old are made to travel long distances and queue in the hot sun, all in the name of pension verification exercise. Many legionnaires have died during this process.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/922404_a20nigerian20legion_jpg328b92979c09d50605d7696a57aa9f3c
Officers and men of the Nigerian Legion.

The Nigerian Legion Act (Laws of the Federation)
http://www.aksjlegalresource.com/resource/Laws_of_the_Federation%5CNIGERIAN%20LEGION%20ACT.pdf

crestedaguiyi:
what of the east

Wiifesnatcher:
what of southeast?


may those lost armed forces continue to rest ob

Viking007:
Are we really celebrating the Armed forces remembrance day? Where we lose young soldiers almost on a daily basis and nobody talks about it. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen RIP for military contacts on my WhatsApp.

Remembrance Day: Kogi governor promises more support for family of fallen heroes

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reaffirmed his Administration’s commitment to continue to support the Armed forces, law enforcement agencies and the families of fallen heroes in the state.

The governor gave the assurance on Wednesday at the commemoration of the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the World War I and II Cenotaph, Lokoja.

The governor charged the living heroes to continue to defend the nation’s sovereignty, urging the citizens to support the government in catering for the well being of the loved ones left behind by the nation’s fallen heroes.

He similarly implored citizens to maintain law and order as security was a collaborative effort of different sectors of the society while urging the media to avoid disseminating falsehood.

The governor was joined by top service chiefs, representative of retired Service Men and the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, HRH Dr Ado Ibrahim CON, as they laid wreaths in honour and remembrance of the nation’s fallen heroes.

The governor had earlier inspected the Guard of Honour, signed the Hard Book, and released the white pigeons which symbolise existing national peace.

Kkings11:

Youngman will you mind yourself. Me wey don jejely scroll come down you come make me scroll go up because of nyash.
#ItoolikeNyash.

May the sacrifices of our fallen heroes bear fruit someday. AMEN

Snowale:
Screenshoted, we shall look for you, even if it will take 20 years we shall get you. You shall feel the Pain that the dead soldier felt before they died. You think you are foolish abi

ohosi4real:
Other states ko

Shuaib90:
I can remember the Chinese one !!!