Controversy is now trailing the sudden retirement of about 200 senior officers from the rank of Lieutenant Colonels to Major Generals in the Nigerian Army. The Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman, who would have reacted to this development, is one of the affected officers. Following this development, there is currently unease, especially on why such a decision should be taken without the affected officers being contacted. The Military source disclosed that some of the affected officers took their case to the National Assembly, which summoned the Military Secretary (Army) F. Yahaya. A signal from the Military secretary’s office notified the affected officers of retirement and maximum length of service.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 09, 2019 09:33 UTC