The Nigeria Army, on Wednesday, announced the deployment of 177 soldiers for a peacekeeping mission in Guinea-Bissau.
The announcement was made at Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre in Jaji by the Nigerian Army Chief of Operations, Major General Boniface Sinjen, during the graduation ceremony of troops of Nigerian Company 3, ECOWAS Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau.
Major General Sinjen said Guinea-Bissau is grappling with political instability and institutional crisis, which poses a significant threat to peace and sustainable development in the sub-region.
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He also charged the troops to conduct themselves professionally under the guidelines of their mission to the embattled country
