Some Nigerians have taken to social media to react after the symbolic white pigeons set free by President Muhammadu Buhari at the National Armed Forces Remembrance Day refused to fly.
January 15 every year is set aside as the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Nigeria. On that day, moving speeches are delivered by unmoved government functionaries in honour of Nigerian soldiers who lost their lives at war.
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Today, January 15 2021, President Buhari delivered his speech and afterwards he ceremonially released some white pigeons (a symbol of peace).
Unfortunately, those pigeons refused to fly after they were set free.
Watch the video below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKEP306l-4D/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
This has given rise to funny comments by some Nigerians on social media.
See image below:
