Nigeria: Army Refuses to Recall 30 'Wrongly' Retired Officers Despite NASS Intervention

Abuja — The authorities of the Nigerian Army (NA) has refused to recall 30 officers it wrongly dismissed from service two months after a resolution of the House of Representatives to that effect was convened to the Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Mannir Dan Ali (rtd) and the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai.

Thirty officers, out of which some are now deceased, had petitioned the House of Representatives in 2015 over alleged wrongful retirement from service by the Nigerian Army sometime in January, 2015.

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