The founder of Invictus games Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are to visit Nigeria in May 2024.
The game is organized to celebrate wounded, injured and sick service men and women in the commonwealth nations.
A statement by the Acting Director Defence Information Brig-Gen Tukur Gusau said the Duke of Duchess, His Royal Highness Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan to visit Nigeria in May, 2024 as part of preparation for the annual event.
He said Harry and Meghan during their stay in the country, will be meeting with Service members and will be hosted to arrays of cultural activities.
He stated that Prince Harry, the Duke of Duchess founded the Invictus games an international multi- sporting events which offers recovery pathway for international wounded, injured and sick service men and women.
“It also gives soldiers awareness and recognition in society to support their path in rehabilitation.
The Invictus games has about 500 participants at the last outing and 21 nations in attendance, including Nigeria which made a headway with gold and silver at it’s first outing last year.
“The visit is to consolidate Nigeria strong hold at the game and the possibility of hosting the event later years,” he said.
According to the statement, the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Badaru who was in Germany at last year’s event, has accepted to host the games when granted to Nigeria.
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