By Isyaku Ibrahim
Public Spirited individuals and corporate organisations have been enjoined to assist the households of those who sacrifice their lives in war fronts with their widow’s mite
Kano State Director General of Special Services Major General Sani Muhammed Retired made the call at an interface with men of the pen industry aimed at briefing them on the activities earmarked for the annual Armed forces Remembrance Day
He pointed out that supporting them will help them in feeling at home going by the trauma they are facing having loss their bread winners at the battlefield
while trying to keep the world and Nigeria one
He mentioned some of the wars including the first and second world wars likewise the Nigerian civil war and peace keeping missions across parts of the world
The Director General said this comprises in areas like Burma, Sierra Leone Lebanon, Congo,Liberia and host of others
The ex Army Mqjor General maintained that the activities slated for the yearly occasion encompass launching of emblem, special prayers across friday mosques and churches on Sunday as well as laying of wreath at the cemetery of the unknown soldier and the released of pigeons which according to him will mark the end of the yearly event
He nevertheless enjoined the wider majority not to hesitate to support not only the families of the deceased but rather those that suffered various degrees of injuries in the cause of the aforementioned wars
These wounds according to the Director General were amputations of either arm or leg lost of eye others according to him became crippled some could not hear properly well due to the much sound of heavy armoury at the war grounds
He used the medium to enjoin journalists on the need to publicise the occasion to the wider society with a view to ensuring the ends justify the means
In his words “accord the annual event the much needed publicity across the length and breadth of the larger domain so as to attain set goals and objectives”
