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The Nigerian Army is to deploy 230 personnel, including 19 officers and 211 soldiers to Liberia, Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has said.

Speaking in Kaduna at the end of a a four-week intensive training on leadership and peacekeeping for the personnel, Buratai, charged them to shun acts that could tarnished Nigeria’s image.

“You must observe human rights, and respect the cultural and religious sensitives of Liberians,” he said.

The army chief said that since 1960, Nigeria has deployed over 20, 000 troops to 40 peacekeeping missions in Africa and across the world.
Earlier the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji was renamed Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, in recognition of his commitment to peacekeeping efforts and excellent service.
The centre was established in 2004 by Agwai as a Wing, when he was the Chief of Army Staff.
Speaking, Agwai noted that peacekeeping was gradually becoming an intra-country issue with the military at the centre stage following internal conflicts such as ethnic, religious other crises.
He, however, noted that Nigeria has been involved in peacekeeping operations in Africa and world at large, but had not repeat the economic and diplomatic benefits of such venture.
Agwai, who was also a Chief of Defence Staff, called on government and private-owned organisations to partner the centre in leadership training on conflict prevention and management in the quest to achieve enduring peace.
He thanked current and past leadership of the army for the honour done him by naming the centre after him.
NAN reports that Agwai, was former Deputy Force Commander, United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), Chief of Army Staff Nigerian Army, Force Commander of African Union/United Nations Mission Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
http://www.akelicious.com/2017/07/nigerian-army-to-deploy-230-personnel.html

lol

ogas wan chop big time. Father of africa. Wat did we gain after slaving for south africa?

How many will he send to Maiduguri?

pls pick from those people fighting boko haram as compensation to them, they ve tried.

Good move. Nigeria is the father of Africa. All might not be well with our dear nation internally but through our collective resolve in falling and rising together, Nigeria shall be great again.

Unstable country forming super power

Na so una send my neighbour wife go mali for peace keeping

leaving behind two kids
4 n 2yrs behind

Why chasing rat when our house is on fire? Burutai think twice.

Good move by burutai, Nigeria is a superpower in Africa, it's time we start intimidating all these smaller countries like what we almost did to yahaya jameh of Gambia.......we should start making preparations to start production of nuclear weapons as soon as possible so that we can start to intimidate the U.S., Russia and even North Korea

This is why the imperialists call us the "imaginary" giant of Africa, we are odi mma na ezi. Always putting out fire outside our gate while our bedroom is burning.

Nigerians have forgotten dat Nigeria as a defense pact with Liberia and Sierra Leone combined. Dey seem to have forgotten so easily

DonBobes:
Nigerians have forgotten dat Nigeria as a defense pact with Liberia and Sierra Leone combined. Dey seem to have forgotten so easily

Charity begins at home.

vanbonattel:
Charity begins at home.

Have u not wondered y African con3s can't com here for peace keeping mission

DonBobes:
Have u not wondered y African con3s can't com here peace keeping mission

Because we continue to pretend all is well in the face of deadly difficulties. More people die in Nigeria foe avoidable reasons.

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