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Nigerian soldier reunites with his mother after one year on frontline (video)

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2 years ago

August 29, 2022

A viral video has captured the emotional moment a Nigerian soldier reunited with his mother after one year on the frontline.

In the clip, the soldier, who had been away for one year fighting insurgents, marched towards his mother upon their reunion, saluted her, and then gave her a heartfelt embrace.

The mother was beaming from ear to ear, clearly overjoyed to see her son.

The soldier shared the video on social media with the caption, “Seeing my mum again after 1 year on the frontline.”

In other news, a female corps member, Esther Chidimma Oyekwe, has celebrated her older brother who dropped out of school for his siblings.

According to Esther, her brother dropped out of school to become a trader so that he could raise funds to send his siblings to school.

In appreciation the young lady who is now a graduate and serving her fatherland visited her brother in the market wearing her NYSC uniform.

She marched towards him, saluted him and afterwards hugged him tightly while praising him for his sacrifice of love.

Sharing the video which captured the emotional moment, Esther wrote,

“You sacrificed your Madonna university admission and went to serve a master so that we your brothers and sister will further our education, You have been a father and bread winner for 12 years since our dad died

“Yes ! 5 of us are graduates now, God bless you for your struggle and pains It’s my honor and privilege to SALUTE you. And to any of you that spent a dime or sacrificed your time for me during my year in school; Please if you see my call Know that I OWE you my deepest GRATITUDE SALUTE. #onedayitmustclick This one has CLICKED
PS. I DIDN’T COME FROM A WEALTHY FAMILY BUT I CAME FROM A FAMILY THAT SACRIFICE BECAUSE OF LOVE AND HUMANITY.”