The Nigerian Army has announced the retirement of nine generals from service.
The announcement was made by the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Sunday.
The generals, who are from the finance corps of the service, are Maj Gen AO Adetayo, Maj Gen J E Jakko, Maj Gen A R Bakare, Maj Gen A B Adamu, Brig Gen N L Isama, Brig Gen O F Ohunyeye, Brig Gen O A Adenuga, and Brig Gen II Adamu.
The passing-out parade was held in honor of the senior officers on Friday.
Notably, their retirement comes less than a month after 113 generals retired from the Nigerian Army on December 19, 2023.
A statement regarding the event read:
“The Nigerian Army Finance Corps had earlier honoured nine of its senior officers in a Pulling Out Parade organised to honour retired and senior officers of the Corps on Friday, 12 January 2024.
“The Nigerian Army Finance Corps WASA 2023 featured rich cultural performances by different cultural troupes, a tug of war between female soldiers and soldiers’ wives, presentation of awards to outstanding soldiers and prizes to performing cultural troupes.”
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