The defence headquarters has denied reports of mass
retirement in the Nigerian army following the appointment of Farouk Yahaya as
chief of army staff.
Bernard Onyeuko, DHQ spokesperson, said the military
headquarters has not authorised any retirement caused by Farouk’s appointment.
Yahaya, a major general (pictured), was appointed as army
chief to succeed Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a plane crash in May.
His appointment stirred a lot of controversies because his
seniors are still in active service.
There were also reports that many generals — who are of
course 35 and 36 — would be forced to retire to pave way for the new army
chief, who is of course 37.
But addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Onyeuko
said not a single army officer has retired because of Yahaya’s appointment.
“At this point, you are all aware of the appointment of the
new chief of army staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya,” NAN quoted him to have
said.
“This has stirred up a lot of rumours in the media about
mass retirements in the military.
“I wish to use this medium to dispel such unfounded rumours
as retirement is only on a voluntary basis for senior officers who desire to do
so.
“At this point, no retirements have been authorised by the
military high command.”
Some of the officers said to have retired are from southern
Nigeria including Benjamin Ahanotu, chief of policy and plan at the army
headquarters who is from Anambra state.
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