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The Nigeria army has retired some senior officers who have been âinvestigated for partisanship in the 2015 general electionâ. This was disclosed by Army spokesman, Sani Usman, in a statement on Saturday.
He said that âthose retired were mainly some major generals, brigadier generals, colonels, lieutenant colonels and a major”
The statement read:
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âThe Nigeria army wishes to inform the general public that quite a number of senior officers of the Nigeria army were retired from service yesterday.âThose retired were mainly some major generals, brigadier generals, colonels, lieutenant colonels and a major.
âTheir retirement was based on service exigencies. It should be recalled that not too long ago some officers were investigated for being partisan during the 2015 general election.
âSimilarly, the investigation by the Presidential Committee investigating defence contracts revealed a lot. Some officers have already been arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).ââ
Usman appealed to Nigerians not to misconstrue the development saying that âthe military must remain apolitical and professional at all timesâ.