Rip to all the fallen Heros of Nigeria

naptu2:
Let's take a moment to remember Lieutenant Colonel Abu Ali.




https://www.nairaland.com/3448118/muhammad-abu-ali-killed-boko

This was one person whose death hit me hard. He had a great and bright future. Nigeria as a whole lost a great star the day he died...



RIP to all the great people who scarified their today just for our own tomorrow.

God bless all those brave men fighting for us, I pray you come back home safe to your loved ones. And RIP to the dead, I pray your death won't be for nothing.

Tytto:
This was one person whose death hit me hard. He had a great and bright future. Nigeria as a whole lost a great star the day he died...



RIP to all the great people who scarified their today just for own tomorrow.

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Sharaap

Over hyped.
Was he the only brave and Galant soldier that died while fighting Boko Haram?

Public holiday?

Video: Military widows' candlelight vigil for the fallen heroes yesterday.

https://mobile.twitter.com/SaharaReporters/status/952643050043527168

Congrats to all the military guys who are alive today, and RIP to those who will die protecting a place that's not worth your life.

Your ignorance has made you work to protect the Oil & Gas Bloc empire of the few, thinking you are protecting your country. There is no country here, just a business empire of the few and their western alliances & collaborators.

You were conned.

Resign Today dear Pythons.

GOD BLESS NIGERIAN ARMY.

Useless Terrorist Army... Only strong when killing innocent citizens but run away on hearing from boko boys, militants and herdsmen... The zoo army

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ungratefulness........... when are we doing doctors remembrance day

Amarabae:
None of my business.
What I will remember is the army that fought for my people in 1967.

Honestly you're something else, Why not pick up arms and fight for you people now ? instead of all these rubbish you keep spewing online.

the video of the soldier girls beating a guy and other men joining them saying he called her beautiful is still in my phone.
the love for nigeria army is going. they should work on their reputation seriously else no one will give a flying fvck about armed forces remembrance day

2chainzz:
Honestly you're something else, Why not pick up arms and fight for you people now ? instead of all these rubbish you keep spewing online.

power lies in the people. without the people, soldiers will not exist. and if the people should rise up and take the fields against a national army, it will be a national disaster. it has happened in Egypt. abuse of uniforms and guns will be accounted for in the most bizarre of manners someday if care is not taken. see how Americans respect soldiers, because they dont slide down to the cowardly act of intimidating citizens who pay their salaries through taxes. Nigeria Army has a lot to do about its reputation. else, one day: virtue shall take the fields against fury and the battle shall be very brief. he that advances the fight that day shall be put to flight.

Kokaine:
power lies in the people. without the people, soldiers will not exist. and if the people should rise up and take the fields against a national army, it will be a national disaster. it has happened in Egypt. abuse of uniforms and guns will be accounted for in the most bizarre of manners someday if care is not taken. see how Americans respect soldiers, because they dont slide down to the cowardly act of intimidating citizens who pay their salaries through taxes. Nigeria Army has a lot to do about its reputation. else, one day: virtue shall take the fields against fury and the battle shall be very brief. he that advances the fight that day shall be put to flight.

So in essence ?

Your deaths will forever linger in the memories of your loved ones and the nation in gratitude remembers you today.

.............You did it for us!!!¡!

Maximum respect to our troops

Amarabae:
None of my business.
What I will remember is the army that fought for my people in 1967.

What of the ones that keep fighting for you? If you have nothing reasonable to say, why not keep mute.
Nigerians sleep peacefully on their bed at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

tasceige:
In honor of all fallen heroes....
God bless your souls..

And to the living: Thank you for your service .

God bless them indeed

May the soul Lt umar and lance corporal Friday who was not allowed to spend time with his new child after been deployed to Sudan on completion of his assignment, he was redeployed to Maiduguri where he never returned continue to rest in peace. 342 art obinze will not forget you guys, participants ex odozie obodo 2013 also too continue to remember you all.

I sympathise with them. I just detest our govt. for using politics to waste the lives of these gallant soldiers.
May the Souls of the Departed Legionaries and the souls of all the faithful departed, Through the mercy of God rest in peace, Amen.

If that's true.. Then i have to say this..

Rest Well! Lt. Utibe Godwin Ekong.. My brother from another mother..

I haven't changed much but i ain't where i used to be.. Thanks for all the advise you gave back when you were with us, even though i never really took them to heart back then, but time has a way of making a man take past advise seriously..

Thanks for the laughs and the care... Pray wherever you are, you are receiving more than enough of the love, laughs and care you gave...

Miss you till this day... Till we meet again, Bruv!

Rest Well In The Bossoms Of God Almighty! And while you are it, Help me knock your brother's (Ese) head for me..

Miss you both...

naptu2:
Officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces have fought in various wars and taken part in many peace keeping operations, defensive duties and internal security duties. These include

Wars including:

* The First World War
* The Second World War
* The Nigerian Civil War

Peace keeping/enforcement operations in

* The Congo
* Tanzania
* Liberia
* Sierra Leone
* Lebanon
* Darfur
* The former Yugoslavia
* Mali


Defensive duties including

* The Bamileke Rebellion
* Chadian Rebels (1982/83)
* The Bakassi Peninsula

Internal Security duties including

* The Tiv Rebellion
* The Western Region Crisis
* The Niger-Delta Crisis (1966)
* The Agbekoya Rebellion
* The Niger Delta Crisis (1992-2009)
* The Boko Haram Insurgency.

Anti-Robbery operations, including:

* Operation Sweep
* Rapid Response Squad
* Operation Yaki
* Operation Messa

Etc.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8akV2HsCQDY
Video: Major General Buhari attends the 1984 Remembrance Day parade at the Remembrance Arcade, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.

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Great history... Great thread. Thanks to all the gallant troops/
officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces who gave
their lives on and off the battlefields.

I remember my cousin, who was in the
Medical Corp of the Nigerian Army just like
his mum [my aunt] who retired as a Major in the Nigerian
Army. We have you all in our thoughts always.

how can i buy the emblem?
Thanks

naptu2:
Today is Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day!

www.nairaland.com/attachments/922401_armed_jpg924f4eb16c96c31f68c3b2207c40d23e


In Nigeria, Armed Forces Day, also known as Remembrance Day, is celebrated on 15 January. It was formerly marked on 11 November of every year to coincide with the Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) for the World War II veterans in the British Commonwealth of Nations, but it was changed to 15 January of every year in Nigeria in commemoration of the surrender of Biafran troops to the Federal troops on 15 January 1970 thus signalling the end of the Nigerian Civil War.

The day is marked with a Remembrance Day parade at the Cenotaph in Abuja and in the 36 state capitals. The ceremony includes 21 gun salute, playing of the Last Post, a minute's silence, laying of wreaths and release of pigeons to symbolise peace.


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.

2017 Remembrance Day emblem.



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

dbestuncle:

how can i buy the emblem?
Thanks

It is usually sold by female soldiers at the gates of churches, mosques and military hospitals.