Shettima stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, according to a statement Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President.
The vice president spoke shortly after being presented with the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem by retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin, National Chairman of the Nigerian Legion.
Shettima recalled the valor of Nigerian soldiers in crisis zones across Africa and the world.
He said, ” We really need to identify with the families of our fallen heroes, those who made the supreme sacrifice in the enthronement of peace in our country and our world in general, from Congo to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and beyond.
“My heart goes out to the families of those who paid the supreme price. We have the moral burden to support them.”
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