Nigerian Military Returns 84 Troops, deploys 86 to ECOWAS Support Mission in Guinea Bissau

Nigerian Military Returns 84 Troops, deploys 86 to ECOWAS Support Mission in Guinea Bissau

The Nigerian military has returned no fewer than Eighty-four (84) troops to the country after serving in the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea Bissau.

The first batch of the troops landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at exactly 11:25 pm local time on Monday, July 10, 2023.

In a statement by the military high command on Wednesday, it said, “The Nigerian contingent, comprising two officers and 82 soldiers, has successfully returned to the country on the expiration of their tour of duty.

“Similarly, troops comprising nine officers and 77 soldiers deployed to take over from them departed the Airport the same day at about 08:13 am en route to Guinea Bissau.

“It would be recalled that a bloc of West African nations began deploying stabilization forces to Guinea Bissau after the country was thrown into turmoil when its President escaped a coup attempt in February.”

PRNigeria reports that The Nigerian Army, in April 2022, had deployed 173 troops consisting of 163 soldiers and 10 officers for a peacekeeping mission to Guinea Bissau.

By PRNigeria