Ten generals of the Nigerian Army have had their service discontinued as they were handed letters of retirement by the relevant authorities.Nigerian Army Retires 10 Generals

The retirement order is to take force immediately with some of the generals already gone and others to leave by December 2013.

It is reported that those retired include officers who have served the required 35 years while others were picked due to their age on rank in accordance with the terms and conditions of service

Among those 1o Nigerian Army Retired were the former Director of Training and Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Lawrence Ngugbane, the former Commander of Training, Doctrine and Command, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Mungonu, and the former Chief of Research and Development, Maj.-Gen. Obinali Ariahu. A top military source said on Wednesday that the generals were retired because they had put in the maximum years in service

Those expected to go on or before December include Major General E. E. Bassey, Chief of Policy and Plans, Army headquarters, Major General Emeka Onwuamaegbu, Commandant, Nigeria Defence Academy and an intelligence chief.

Already, Major General Isang, formerly Chief of Nigerian Army Standard and Evaluation has been posted to Defence Headquarters as Chief of Training and Operations , Major General Mohammed Abdukadir, formerly the Force Commander of AFISMA in Mali has been posted to TRADOC as the new Commandant of Training and Doctrine Command, Minna.

Our correspondent could not contact the Director of Defence Information, Brig.- Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, for comments as the calls placed to his mobile telephone line indicated that it was switched off or in an area outside network coverage

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