By Chuks Oyema-Aziken
The Citizens Awareness Initiative has described plans by the Defence Headquarters to construct the state-of-the-art Invictus Centre to facilitate complete recovery and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers and veterans of the Armed Forces of Nigeria as a welcome development.
The plan was unveiled at a reception in honour of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, who were on private visit to Nigeria on the invitation of the Chief of Defence Staff in Abuja.
The centre is expected to be equipped with world class facilities that would aid recovery of the wounded soldiers and offer them post traumatic stress remedies as a result of trauma they might have experienced during operations.
In a press release on Friday, the Citizens Awareness Initiative commended the Chief of Defence Staff, General Chris Musa for his avowed commitment to personnel welfare.
The Group said Nigeria is privileged to become the first African country to join the Invictus community.
According to the Group, we quote Prince Harry who said “When one person’s trauma affects those around them, the healing of that one person can affect and improve the entire community.
“We have been following the CDS since his days in the North-East. He has continued to show concern for his troops. No doubt, this will spur them to intensify their fight against enemies of the state.
“We use this opportunity to congratulate troops of the Armed forces of Nigeria, on the proposed centre. It is a big relief, especially for wounded troops,” the Group added.
