Defense contract scam: Army sacks senior officers for complicity

The Nigerian Army has announced the retirement of some senior officers from service following the approval of the Army Council.

A statement issued by the acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, on Saturday revealed that the officers were retired over their involvement in defence contract scams as corroborated by EFCC investigations.

"The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the general public that quite a number of senior officers of the Nigerian Army were retired from service yesterday.

"Those retired were mainly some Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels and a Major.

"Their retirement was based on Service exigencies. It should be recalled that not too long ago some officers were investigated for being partisan during the 2015 General Elections.
Similarly, the investigation by the Presidential Committee investigating Defence Contracts revealed a lot.

"Some officers have already been arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
People should therefore not read this out of context.
The military must remain apolitical and professional at all times.

"We must applaud and support this laudable and bold initiative by the government.

"You are please requested to disseminate this information to the public through your medium," the statement said.