PHOTOS: Prince Harry, Meghan in Nigeria over Invictus Games

PHOTOS: Prince Harry, Meghan in Nigeria over Invictus Games

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, and wife, Meghan, on Friday arrived in Nigeria to champion discussions around Nigeria’s possibility of hosting the Invictus Games.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in the country after boarding the British Airways overnight flight to Abuja, according to their spokesperson, Charlie Gipson, for a three-day private visit.

The royal British couple is visiting Nigeria on the invitation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa.

During their stay, they would attend basketball and volleyball matches and would meet with local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Abuja and Lagos.

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Meghan would also co-host an event on ‘Women in Leadership’ with the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

The military said the Invictus Games could help the recovery of thousands of its personnel who had been fighting the Boko Haram terrorists and their factions since 2009.

The DHQ had said the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Baduru, who was at the event in Germany last year, was keen on playing host should Nigeria get the nod.

The Invictus Games is an international multi-sport event founded by Harry, and is aimed at rehabilitating wounded, injured, and ill servicemen and women, whether serving or veterans.

The prince had founded the Games to offer service members the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics, after he served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter co-pilot gunner.

Last year, Nigeria participated at the Games for the first time and it was the only African representative at the event, swooping gold and bronze medals.

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