Nigeria: Sokoto Goc to Soldiers: Marry Foreign Wives And Be Sacked

17 February 2002

Sokoto — Soldiers from the 26 Battalion of Nigeria Army Sokoto who recently arrived the country after completing their peace mission assignment in Sierra Leone, have been warned against marrying foreign wives.

The Commander, One Brigade Sokoto, Brigadier-General Umar Jafaru Uwuigbe handed down the warning Friday while addressing the troops at Giginya Army Barracks Parade Ground.

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