In Nigeria, the chief of Army staff is appointed by the Commander-in-chief of the Army Forces of Nigeria, which is also occupied by the most senior commissioned officer. List of Past and Present Chief of Army Staff in Nigeria. ADCs to former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan are among the 58 military officers retired by the Nigerian army in its latest exercise. “Those retired were mainly some Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels and a Major. The military at the weekend retired 527 soldiers, ratings and airmen from service with a charge to remain committed, loyal and patriotic to the Nigerian State. Legit.ng News ★ There is unease in the Nigerian Army after over 200 senior officers from the rank of lieutenant colonels to major generals were said to have been ordered to proceed on compulsory retirement in compliance to a new FG policy. They were retired over two allegations, according to the army: partisanship and corruption. The Chief of Army staff is to report to the Chief of Defence staff, who will also report to the Defence Minister before getting to the president. List of 31 Generals retired by the Nigerian Army: Below is the list of thirty-one generals of the Nigerian Army who retired between January 2014 and April this year after the mandatory 35 years in service. By Precious Igbonwelundu. The affected officers were sacked through text messages (SMS) over their alleged loyalty to former President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 general elections. The list below shows names of the officers who were compulsorily retired. “The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the general public that quite a number of senior officers of the Nigerian Army were retired from service,” said Army Director of Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman. Eleven generals of the Nigerian Army Ordinance Corps in Lagos State were on Friday pulled out of service. National Security Leaders for Biden followed that up with a Sept. 24 release of a list of 489 former national security officials, including 22 retired four-star generals … FIFTEEN Generals have been retired from the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (NASEME) Auchi, Edo state. These officers were said to have been carefully selected for backing Jonathan during the last 2015 general election Maj Gen […] The retired officers were one full General, five Major-Generals and eight Brigadier Generals. The Nigerian Army has finally released the list of 19 Major Generals and 22 Brigadier Generals who have been asked to retire from the service. The officers were eight Major-Generals and three Brigadier-Generals who retired … Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari don get anoda endorsement, dis time from 71 retired military Generals.

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