At Kigali memorial, Nigerian army chief calls for unity
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and urged Nigerians to overcome ethnic, religious and political divisions. The Nigerian army presents Rwanda’s history as a warning against hatred and violent extremism, according to a statement by its spokesperson, Colonel Appolonia Anele.
The Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, called for national unity, religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda, Vanguard reports. He visited on Monday during a working trip to the country.
Shaibu presented the history of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi as a warning about the consequences of ethnic hatred, divisive rhetoric and violent extremism. The memorial holds the remains of about 250,000 victims.
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