The last batch of 108 Nigerian peacekeeping officers has been withdrawn from the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) after five years of service.
UNMIL said the remaining 108 Nigerian peace keeping officers, the last UNMIL uniformed contingent remaining in Liberia, withdrew as part of the UN mission’s termination.
Previously, a batch of 200 Nigerian peacekeepers withdrew from Liberia in February as part of the termination of the mission’s mandate, which is scheduled to end on 30 March the mission said.
The Nigerian contingent had been deployed in Liberia since UNMIL was first established in 2003. Nigeria has been the main contributor of military and police to UNMIL.
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The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) as established in September 2003 with 16,475 uniformed personnel to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia, following the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War.
It has supported security and security sector reform, rule of law, efforts to disarm, human rights and sustainable peace. The Mission will complete its mandate on 30 March 2018.
