Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Reactions as pigeons Buhari released refuses to fly

President Muhammadu Buhari holding a white pigeon

As today marks the Armed Force Remembrance Day, a ceremony was held at the National Arcade, Eagle Square in Abuja to honour servicemen of the Nigeria Armed Forces.

The ceremony was attended by the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and other prominent government officials.

During this event, as it is a norm, white pigeons are placed in a cage at the event centre and released into the air by the president. The freeing of the birds are said to symbolize peace, unity and security.

However, during the occasion, as the president opened the cage to set the birds free, the pigeons refused to fly even after several attempts.

This development sparked some interesting reactions from Nigerians as some attributed the refusal of the birds to fly to the poor growth of the economy.

President Muhammadu Buhari releases the #ArmedForcesRemembranceDay pigeons. pic.twitter.com/1t0omo5JGy
— Channels Television (@channelstv) January 15, 2021

Even birds are not happy with this oppressive regime.
They have hurts everything, both the living and the dead.
— Son of LION of Judah (@Levite321) January 15, 2021

But the birds of peace refuse to fly maybe they understand the situation in the country or what do you think?
— Oluwaseun John (@Oluwase91951327) January 15, 2021

Announcer:"There they go"

Pigeons:guy we pin,we stand,we go nowhere

This is the funniest shit I've seen today.... I had a good laugh ???????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/NmOXmt9mxj
— Amarachi (@iamEbiDoris) January 15, 2021

Commentator: “there they go”

Pigeons : go where? pic.twitter.com/qWS8kmiJ9S
— Oge.O (@dorcasDugan) January 15, 2021

The pigeons are protesting with the #EndSARS and Nigerian flag.

We die here today. We go nowhere. ????????????

Buratai will soon send soldiers with live round and enpty bullets to chase them away.

Then agent Gash will go and investigate if any pigeon died.

Nigeria na comedy. ???? ????
— Johnny Bright® (@Johnny_Bright_) January 15, 2021