Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Army Holds Special Jumaat Prayers For Fallen Heroes

As part of activities to commemorate the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, officers and men of the Nigerian Army yesterday held special jumaat prayers for fallen heroes at the Army Central Mosque Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri. 

Addressing the congregants, the chief imam of the central mosque,  Col. Mukhtar Adamu, urged them to give reverence to God because He owns their lives, adding that God is the one who has been protecting them in all operations.

Speaking after the prayers,  the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Maj .Gen Waidi Shaibu, said the significance of the day was to pray for the fallen heroes and also for the army in all their operations.

He said there would be interdenominational prayers at the  Barrack’s Catholic Church on Sunday by 9am.

Gen Shaibu said the Armed Forces Remembrance Day is a special event aimed for sober reflections and to look at the sacrifices men and women of the Nigerian Army had made to their father land.