On October 13, 1960, a reconnaissance party of the Royal Niger Army left Lagos for Leopoldville, Congo, in Nigeria’s first official peacekeeping deployment under the United Nations. The 12-man party, led by the General Officer Commanding the Nigerian Military Force, Major General N.L. Foster departed at 06:30 a.m from Ikeja Airport aboard a United Nations-chartered […]
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