The Nigerian Army has completed the rotation of its troops serving under the ECOWAS Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau, with Lieutenant Colonel Afam Junior Chidi assuming command of the Nigerian contingent from Lieutenant Colonel Bibode Clarke.
The army shared on Tuesday that the handover ceremony was held on August 3 at the Nigerian Contingent Headquarters in Bissau, marking the transition from Nigerian Company 4 to Nigerian Company 5 following the routine rotation of troops in the mission area.
The Nigerian Army disclosed the development in a statement issued by the Mission Public Information Officer, Major Yahaya Nasir Kabara.
In his farewell address, Clarke described the troop rotation as “a routine exercise aimed at rejuvenating operational effectiveness and sustaining the professionalism of the Nigerian Army.”
He thanked officers and soldiers for their support during his one-year tenure, noting that the “contingent had
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