The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, on Wednesday, rounded off the training of 157 army troops deployed for a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, South Sudan. The troops, mostly from Nigerian Company 2 to the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei, NIGCOY 2 UNISFA, consisted of 15 officers and 142 soldiers.
Maj. Gen. Boniface Sinjen, the Chief of Operations, Army Headquarters, who addressed the troops at their pre-deployment graduation ceremony, said the occasion demonstrated the commitment and capacity of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to deploy quality peacekeepers as part of its contributions to global peace and security. According to him, Nigeria’s national defence policy is focused on the security and stability of Africa, with specific emphasis on the West African sub-region.
To this end, Singen said Nigeria had successfully participated in over 40 peacekeeping missions and had deployed more than 100,000 peacekeepers since her first mission in the Congo in 1960. “All Nigerian peacekeepers, alongside others from around the world, have aided the course of humanity while helping nations in distress restore peace and enthrone much-desired development.
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