Nigeria decides to half-mast flags over death of Queen
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National flags will be flown at half mast in Nigeria and its missions abroad for two days. This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the country Rauf Aregbesola.
He clarified that this is done in honor of the late Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Flags will be flown at half mast on September 11 and 12. Areggbesola said the people of Nigeria express their condolences to the government and people of the United Kingdom, to all in the Commonwealth and the world who have been affected by this tragedy.
Nigeria was a colony and protectorate of Great Britain in West Africa for forty years – from 1914 to 1954. At the same time, Nigeria became the first country that the colonial authorities ruled indirectly. It finally gained independence in 1960.
Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The period of her reign was a record in British history. It stretched for 70 years and 7 months.
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