The authorities of the Nigerian Army have
retired some top generals of the Army.
It was gathered that those retired were ten
in number.
Among those affected 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.
The source said that the retirement
exercise was routine and not punitive.
The source added that the retirement
exercise was expected to take place every
quarter of the year.
The source couldn't give the names of the
others affected in the exercise.
"It is true that some of our generals have
been retired. The exercise is a routine one.
It is not a punitive retirement, they have
reached their terminal level.
"Some of them were asked to proceed on
the compulsory terminal leave in June this
year," the source said.
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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