Press Release
The ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) regrets to announce the sudden death of one of its peacekeepers. Staff Sergeant Abubakar Abdullahi of the Nigerian contingent. The late S/Sgt Abdullahi aged 46, passed on in the early hours of Wednesday 4 July 2018. He was observed to be experiencing irregular breathing while in his sleep and was rushed to hospital for medical attention however he could not survive.
The body of the late soldier is currently being kept at the Edward Francis Small Teaching HospitalMorgue in Banjul. Arrangements are being made to convey the body home (Nigera) for the necessary rites and burial in accordance with national, traditional and military customs.
ECOMIG expresses deepest condolence to the next of kin, family, the Nigerian Contingent and the Nigerian Armed Forces for this irreplaceable loss. Contact person: Commander Michael A. Larbi PIO, ECOMIG FORCE HQ, GSM: 389 4464.
Signed
Colonel Fulgence Ndour
Force Commander
Ends
RIP
On behalf of the Gambian people and the present government, I am privately conveying my condolences to the families of the fallen soldier. I thank him and ECOWAS for maintaining the peace and stability of the Gambia. May his Soul Rest In Perfect Peace. Thank you.