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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, left Nigeria for Kigali, Rwanda.
The Vice President will join other world leaders and dignitaries to participate as a special guest at the 25th anniversary ceremonies of the national genocide against Tutsis that is being held today in Kigali.
Laolu Akande, the president's senior special badistant for media and advertising in the vice president's office, revealed this information.
He added that some of the activities planned for the event include: the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the wreath-laying ceremony and the lighting of the flame by the President of the Republic of Rwanda and special guests .
Recall that 7 April 1994 marked the beginning of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda, perpetrated by the government led by Hutu extremists.
The UN General Assembly officially proclaimed 7 April 2003 as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda.
Meanwhile, Osinbajo will return home later in the day.
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