President Jonathan Commissions Cenotaph For Soldiers Killed By Boko Haram

President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja yesterday commissioned a Cenotaph in remembrance of Military men and women who were killed in the North East while fighting Boko Haram militants from 2011 to 2014. The cenotaph - an empty tomb built to honour a group of people whose bodies are elsewhere, was built at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. See more photos below:

Pres. Jonathan with Minister of Defence & service chiefs inaugurating Cenotaph in memory of fallen soldiers today. pic.twitter.com/wjy0VbbgTD
— Reuben Abati (@abati1990) January 14, 2015

Cenotaph for soldiers who died in the North East, 2011-14 inaugurated today @ National Military Cemetery by GEJ. pic.twitter.com/ozuWKufrfb
— Reuben Abati (@abati1990) January 14, 2015

Cenotaph in honour of soldiers who died in counter-insurgency operation in the North East, 2011-14 inaugurated today. pic.twitter.com/1Cb3P42Tuk
— Reuben Abati (@abati1990) January 14, 2015