NCWS drums more support for Nigeria military

The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has called on the Federal Government to give more support to the Nigeria military to continue in its good work of protecting the country.

Dr (Mrs) Gloria Laraba Shoda, President of NCWS in a statement said more attention should be given to the Nigeria military and the families of our fallen heroes as Nigeria marks the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day.

It will be recalled that the Armed Forces Day, also known as Remembrance Day, is celebrated every January 15.

The Day was formerly celebrated on November 11 of every year to coincide with the Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) for the World War 11 veterans in the British Commonwealth of Nations.

This was changed to January 15 in Nigeria in commemoration of Biafran troops that surrendered to the federal troops on January 15, 1970, thus concluding the Nigerian Civil War that sought to tear apart the unity of Nigeria.

 Shoda said with the contribution of the military, there was need for the government to listen to the increasing clamour to truly ensure the welfare of officers and men of the force.

According to her, these heroes are our husbands, our children and brothers. Their wives have been made widows and their children fatherless.

“The government need to do more to safe guard their lives and those of their families, knowing that, it is on the blood, sweat and back of these fallen heroes that this nation was built, therefore, they should not be forgotten,’’ she said.

The council also commended Nigerian Army Military Wives Associations for their support and encouragement to the officers and men of the Armed Forces and the families of the fallen heroes.

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