Lagos — Defence Minister, Lt.-Gen. Theophilous Danjuma, yesterday in Abuja said that military personnel, who test positive to HIV/AIDS would not be sacked from the service.
Speaking at a one-day seminar on HIV/AIDS organised by the U.S. Department of Defence and the Lincoln University also of U.S., Danjuma said that anti-retroviral drugs would be administered to such officers to help improve the quality of their lives.
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