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UN hails Nigeria’s contributions to peacekeeping
May 28, 2020
By Busayo Onijala
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday expressed gratitude to Nigeria for its  contributions to global peace and security.
The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon,  thanked the Federal Government and Nigerians for exemplary services of Nigerian peacekeepers.
Kallon  made the commendation in a statement to commemorate  the International Day of Peacekeepers, observed annually on May 29.
He acknowledged the sacrifices of Nigerians, who lost their lives while keeping the peace in other lands.
According to him, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will on Friday preside over a ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal will be awarded posthumously to three fallen Nigerian peacekeepers and 80 others.
The fallen peacekeepers from Nigeria are Warrant Officer Moshood Lasisi, Police Sgt. Henry Ukomadu and Mr Gabriel Kolawole Shogaolu.
Lasisi and Ukomadu lost their lives in 2019 while serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), while Shogalu died while serving in a civilian capacity with MINUSMA in 2017.
Kallon said that the International Day of Peacekeepers offered an opportunity  to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contributions to the work of the organisation.
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