As NIGERIANS all over the world on Monday marked the country’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State led top military officers to lay wreaths at the status of the Unknown Soldier.
The Governor who arrived the Cenotaph, Asaba at exactly 10 am for the brief but solemn ceremony, inspected guard of honour mounted by the Nigerian Army, Navy, Airforce and members of the Nigerian Legion.
A minute silence was observed while a 21-gun salute was taken in honour of the departed heroes of the country.
High point of the event was the release of pigeons by Governor Okowa signalling peace and the people’s determination to avoid any action that could lead to violence or war.
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