4 Brigade Holds Interdenominational Church Service To Honour Military Officers Who Paid Supreme Sacrifice For Peace, Security

<h4>4 Brigade Holds Interdenominational Church Service To Honour Military Officers<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that as part of activities marking the Armed Forces Celebrations and Remembrance Day &lpar;AFCRD&rpar; 2026&comma; the 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army&comma; alongside the Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport &lpar;NASST&rpar;&comma; 107 Air Maritime Group of the Nigerian Air Force Base&comma; the Military Hospital&comma; and members of the Nigerian Legion&comma; Edo State Chapter&comma; on 11 January 2026&comma; held an Interdenominational Church Service in Benin City&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A statement signed by Captain Kennedy Anyanwu&comma; Assistant Director Army Public Relations&comma; Headquarters 4 Brigade and made available to OpenLife disclosed that the service was organised to honour&comma; celebrate&comma; and remember officers and soldiers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria who paid the supreme sacrifice in defence of the nation and in the pursuit of peace and security&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31844" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31844" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31844" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Army-3-e1768166196907-300x168&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"4 Brigade Holds Interdenominational Church Service To Honour&comma; Military Officers Who Paid Supreme Sacrifice For Peace&comma; Security" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"168" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31844" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Worshippers at the Interdenominational Service<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Delivering the sermon&comma; Lieutenant Colonel &lpar;Rev&rpar; MS Dallys disclosed that the theme of the event was &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Celebration of Victory and Remembrance of the Fallen Heroes&period;” He took his Bible reading from 1 Samuel 17&colon;45–51 and offered prayers for continued victory and success of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in all operations&comma; both within and outside the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also prayed for the repose of the souls of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">fallen heroes<&sol;a> of the First and Second World Wars&comma; the Nigerian Civil War&comma; as well as those who lost their lives in internal and external peacekeeping operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The service was colourful and well-attended&comma; featuring the Commandant of the Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport&comma; Major General AO Adegbite&comma; who read the First Lesson while the Commander&comma; 107 Air Maritime Group&comma; Nigerian Air Force&comma; Air Commodore EV Onu&comma; read the Second Lesson&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31843" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31843" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31843" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Army-2-e1768165958549-300x158&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"4 Brigade Holds Interdenominational Church Service To Honour&comma; Military Officers Who Paid Supreme Sacrifice For Peace&comma; Security" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"158" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31843" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Interdenominational Church Service<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>In his remarks&comma; the Commander 4 Brigade&comma; Brigadier General AO Balogun&comma; noted that the AFCRD 2026 activities in the state commenced on Friday&comma; 9 January 2026&comma; with a special Juma’at prayer held at the Headquarters 4 Brigade Mosque&period; He concluded by praying for God’s mercy and eternal rest for fallen heroes&comma; as well as divine protection and blessings for serving&comma; retired and discharged personnel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;