Monrovia- (August 27, 2020): The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has informed the Ministry of National Defense of the demise of Liberia”s representative to the Commission Lieutenant Colonel Oyango Kole of the Armed Forces of Liberia.
Lt/Col. Kole died in Abuja Nigeria on Saturday August 22, 2020 after a brief illness.
He was until death, seconded to the ECOWAS Commission by the Ministry of the National Defense as the Program Officer, Personnel and Logistics at the Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) in the Political Affairs, Peace and Security.
Lt/Col. Kole served the ECOWAS Commission with dedication, unalloyed loyalty, and Patriotism to ECOWAS and his country Liberia.
The Ministry of Defense, the High Command of the Armed Forces of Liberia, and the Economic Community of Weast African have extended their respective condolences to the family of the fallen soldier.