2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Nigeria’s Fallen Heroes Honoured By Nigerian Leaders and Service Chiefs

Nigerian leaders and service chiefs are currently at the arcade in Abuja to commemorate the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to review a presidential parade and participate in the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the event.

President @MBuhari, the Special Guest of Honor at the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, inspecting Guard of Honour from Guard Bridgades. pic.twitter.com/iFwgHpKBai

— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) January 15, 2019

He is to be is joined by the service chiefs, the Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who are currently at the event, in wreath-laying to honour the fallen heroes.

Others present at the event include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Minister of Defence, Mansur Muhammed Dan Ali; Inspector General Of Police, Ibrahim Idris; Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen among others.

The Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day is a day set aside for sober reflections on the significance of the armed forces to the country, Naija News reports.