Three military officers participating in the Democracy Day parade at the Eagle Square in Abuja have fainted.

According to The PUNCH, the officers are believed to have fainted due to stress, as they had stood on a spot under the sun for hours. The officers received medical attention immediately and were revived.

The Democracy Day parade was marked with an array of colourful events, including parades by the military and the police, combat displays and traditional dances.

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In attendance were President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and other dignitaries.

For the first 19 years after the return of Nigeria to democratic rule in 1999, Democracy Day was celebrated on every May 29. But in 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari moved the holiday to June 12 in honour of Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, who is believed to have won the June 12, 1993 presidential election annulled by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, the then Nigerian Head of State.

The 1993 election is described as one of the most peaceful in the country.