Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, on Friday arrived Abuja on their first visit to Nigeria. They are scheduled to spend three days or 72-hours on a tour to promote the Invictus Games.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are visiting Nigeria on the invitation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa to interact with wounded soldiers.
Director Sports, Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Air Vice Marshal Abidemi Marquis made this known on Thursday.
Marquis said that Harry, the founder of Invictus Games will spend three days in Nigeria, interacting with wounded soldiers and their families.
The DHQ sports director noted that the visit slated from 10th to 13th May 2024 will help the wounded soldiers in their recovery efforts.
“We realised that 80% of our soldiers have been involved in this recovery programme, they are getting better. Their outlook to life is positive,” AVM Marquis said.
Their first engagement is at midday at the Defence Headquarters. After that, they will travel to Kaduna to meet wounded soldiers at a military hospital there before returning to Abuja for other engagements.
