The Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration (AFRDC) is observed on 15 January .
Upon the government victory, against Biafran troops on 15 January 1970, "the day, the instrument of surrender[1] was handed over to Olusegun Obasanjo by Philip Effiong of the Biafran army", hence, the holiday was moved off the calendar of the Commonwealth of Nations and was changed to 15 January in commemoration of the conclusion of the Nigerian Civil War that sought to tear apart the unity of Nigeria.
Over two months prior to 15 January, the Ministry of Defence inaugurates a 25-man national planning committee for the AFRDC celebration preparations.
The peak of all events held is the wreath laying ceremony done by the President of Nigeria at the National Cenotaph in Abuja's Eagle Square.
[3] Special prominence is also given to the Nigerian Legion, a veterans association which organizes many events on this day alongside the government.