ECOMOG Veterans Seek Remembrance Day To Honour Fallen Heroes

The Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) veterans have called on the federal government to set aside a dedicated remembrance day to honour hundreds of Nigerian troops who paid the supreme price to secure peace and stability in West Africa.
Major General Ohifeme Ejimai (Rtd) made the appeal on Thursday when he led a delegation of ECOMOG veterans to the Minister of Defence General Christopher Musa (rtd) at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
According to a statement by the special adviser to the minister Leah Katung-Babatunde, Major General Ejimai (rtd) provided an update on the status of surviving Nigerian ECOMOG veterans, noting their readines...