Maj Gen Leo Irabor, CDS
By Jon Egie
50 Generals in the Nigerian military have been ordered by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Leo Irabor to tender their resignation.
They cut across the Air Force, Army and Navy; around 25 of the senior officers are in the Army.
Irabor gave the directive at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Monday.
At a 2pm meeting, the CDS thanked them for their service and told all present that it was high time they left office.
But the Course 36 Generals still have more than three years before their retirement.
“They are about 50; 2 of them in the Army will retire in 2022, while the rest have about 3 and half years left in service”, the source revealed.
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