The federal government of Nigeria has directed that flags in the country and Nigerian missions abroad be flown at half mast in honour of late Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday
A statement signed by the minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, Friday night, said that the Nigerian flags should fly at half-mast from September 11 and 12, 2022.
“In honour of Queen Elizabeth II, the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Chairman of the Commonwealth and an eminent global personality; whose passage to eternity was announced yesterday, the Ministry of Interior of the federal republic of Nigeria, declares that all flags in Nigeria and our missions abroad be flown at half-mast on Sunday September 11, 2022 and Monday September 12, 2022.
“We commiserate with the government and people of the UK and all the affected people of the Commonwealth and the world.”