Today, January 15, 2016, is Nigeria’s annualArmed Forces Remembrance Day.
Buhari, Osinbajo, other Nigerians remember fallen soldiers [PHOTOS]
In commemoration of the event, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, today, led government officials and service chiefs to lay wreaths in honour of Nigerian soldiers who died in active service.
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In commemoration of the event, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, today, led government officials and service chiefs to lay wreaths in honour of Nigerian soldiers who died in active service.
The wreath-laying ceremony took place at the National Arcade in the Three Arms Zone in Abuja.
Buhari also addressed men of the Armed Forces during the event while Nigerians took to social media to remember the departed souls.
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