Nigerian contingent comprising two officers and 82 soldiers participating in the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea Bissau have successfully returned to the country on the expiration of their tour of duty.
DHQ Update: Nigerian contingent comprising two officers and 82 soldiers participating in the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea Bissau has successfully returned to the country on expiration of their tour of duty. https://t.co/0zH2qCgIR2 pic.twitter.com/i5edD6XQmh
— DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) July 12, 2023
NEWS FLASH:
Nigerian contingent comprising two officers and 82 soldiers participating in the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea Bissau has successfully returned to the country on the expiration of their tour of duty. pic.twitter.com/ChW0ZbRGQA
— Voice of Nigeria (@voiceofnigeria) July 12, 2023
The first batch of the troops landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Monday 10 July 2023.
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 force to Guinea Bissau after the country was thrown into turmoil when its President escaped a coup attempt in February.
