356 soldiers didn't resign, but retired - Nigerian Army denies claim

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The Nigerian Army (NA), through an unnamed source on Sunday, July 12, given clarification as to how 356 soldiers most of whom are from the Northeast left service. According to the source, the said soldiers have attained the 35-year statutory age for retirement in the NA, The Nation reports. There were trending reports that the soldiers recently tendered their letters of resignation to Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai over loss of interest and low morale.
However, the source denied such reports, insisting that the disengagement is a yearly routine exercise in which soldiers who have reached the retirement age officially leave serve.

A group of Nigerian soldiers Source: UGC The source further disclosed: “It is an annual routine in the Army to disengage soldiers who have served the statutory 35 years in the Service, after which they proceed for three months pre-retirement training at the Army Resettlement Centre in Lagos state."


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