The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd), has reaffirmed the federal authorities’s dedication to immortalising the legacy and sacrifices of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG).
A press release Friday by Special Adviser on Media to the Minister Leah Katung-Babatunde, famous that the Minister gave the peace of mind when he acquired a delegation of ECOMOG Veterans, led by Major General Ohifeme Ejimai (Rtd), on the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Abuja. The delegation paid a courtesy go to to transient the Minister on the group’s actions and ongoing initiatives.
General Musa acknowledged the numerous human and monetary assets Nigeria deployed beneath ECOMOG, emphasising that personnel who paid the supreme worth notably throughout peacekeeping missions in Liberia and Sierra Leone won’t ever be forgotten. He assured the delegation that ongoing efforts to doc remaining information, casualties, and historic belongings can be totally accomplished to make sure correct preservation for posterity.
Earlier on his remarks, Major General Ejimai (Rtd) supplied an replace on the standing of surviving Nigerian ECOMOG veterans, noting their readiness to proceed contributing to nationwide growth and safety. He urged the Ministry to handle documentation gaps and take into account establishing a devoted remembrance day to honour the lots of of Nigerian troops who misplaced their lives to safe peace and stability in West Africa.
The Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) was a proper regional peacekeeping and peace enforcement power created by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 1990. Driven considerably by Nigerian management and troops, ECOMOG performed a decisive position in restoring constitutional order, defending civilian populations, and stabilizing West Africa throughout advanced regional crises.
