Nigerian army appoints Yahaya Abdullahi as new ECOMIG contingent commander in The Gambia

The Nigerian Army has officially appointed Lieutenant Colonel Yahaya Mohammed Abdullahi arsenic the caller commandant of the Nigerian contingent serving nether the Economic Community of West African States Mission successful The Gambia (ECOMIG) pursuing a ceremonial alteration of bid ceremonial held connected Monday.
The ceremonial marked the extremity of the one-year peacekeeping circuit of the outgoing commander, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Agada, who handed implicit enactment of Nigerian Contingent 10 to Lt. Col. Abdullahi, present commandant of Nigerian Contingent 11.

The handover symbolised the ceremonial transportation of authorization and responsibility, underscoring the Nigerian Army’s continued committedness to the ECOWAS ngo aimed astatine promoting peace, information and stableness successful The Gambia.

In his farewell remarks, Lt. Col. Agada congratulated his successor connected the assignment and expressed assurance successful his leadership.

“I congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Yahaya Mohammed Abdullahi connected his assignment and person each assurance successful his quality to pb the contingent with professionalism, dedication and distinction,” Agada said.

He besides urged officers and soldiers to springiness the caller commandant their afloat support.

“The occurrence of immoderate commandant depends mostly connected the commitment, subject and practice of the unit nether his command. I truthful impulse each officers and soldiers to accord him...