Nigerian Army reacts to list of Army officers who were compulsorily retired over corruption allegations

Yesterday, Sahara Reporters released a list of Senior military
officers that were compulsorily retired over corruption allegations.
The Nigerian Army has released a statement reacting to the list.
Read below

The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to
speculations and rumours regarding the number and names
of the senior Army officers affected in the recent
retirement exercise.

This is worrisome as some individuals and media houses went
to the ridiculous extent of publishing outrageous figures and
names of serving officers as being retired. This is unethical
and unfair. It is therefore necessary to inform the public to
please disregard such inaccurate lists. We wish to state that
only 38 senior officers were affected by the retirement
exercise.

For the avoidance of doubt the following is the statistics of
the officers retired compulsorily; 9 Major Generals, 10
Brigadier Generals, 7 Colonels, 11 Lieutenant Colonels and a
Major. We are quite aware that some mischievous elements
are trying to whip up sentiments. This is quite unfortunate
because all the affected officers were retired based on
Service exigencies and in line with the Armed Forces Act,
CAP A20 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

It is pertinent to remind all that the Nigerian Army is a
professional institution that is based on highest standards
of discipline and conduct. Consequently it's personnel must
remain professional, neutral and apolitical at all times.
Thank you for your usual and kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting Director Army Public
Relations