…Says It Was Based On Service Exigencies.”
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the compulsory retirement of some senior officers from service.
The decision to retire these officers followed the approval of the Army Council.
This was made known in a statement issued and signed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, and yesterday.
In the statement Usman stated that the approval to compulsorily retire these officers was confirmed at the meeting of the Army Council.
According to him, “The Army wishes to inform the general public that quite a number of senior officers of the Nigerian Army were retired from service yesterday.”
He continued, “Those retired were mainly some major-generals, brigadiers-general, colonels, lieutenant-colonels and a major.”Their retirement was based on service exigencies.”
The Army spokesman stated that the retirements were connected with the investigation by the Presidential Committee investigating defence contracts.
Some officers, he stated had already been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Meanwhile, a list obtained by Sahara Reporters named the officers that were compulsorily retired by the Council as:
Maj Gen Mobolaji Koleoso
Maj. General TC Ude
Maj Gen SD Aliyu
Maj Gen LC Ilo
Maj Gen PAT Akem
Maj Gen IN Ijoma
Maj. Gen O Ejimai
Maj Gen ED Atewe
Maj. General Letam Wiwa -Younger brother of murdered Environmental Rights activist and author, Ken Saro-Wiwa
Maj. Gen FO All
Maj. General MY Ibrahim
Brigadier Gen D Abdusalam
Brigadier General MG Ali
Brigadier General AI Onibasa
Brigadier Gen. Mustapha Onoyiveta
Brigadier General Bright Fiboinumama
Brigadier General GO Agachi
Brigadier General Okonkwo
Brig Gen Bashir Mormoni
Brig Gen AH Sa’ad -Former ADC to late President Musa Yar’adua
Brig Gen IMD Lawson
Brig Gen Koko Essien
Brig Gen Ogidi
Brig Gen LN Bello
Brig. General PE Ekpeyong
Brig Gen Oyefesobi
Col. Ojogbane Adegbe –ADC to former President Goodluck Jonathan
Col. CK Ukoha
Col. Tonye F Minimah –Younger brother of former Chief of Army Staff, LT. General Kenneth Minimah
Col DR Hassan
Col FD Kayode
Col OU Nwankwo
Col. MA Suleiman
Col. Audu
Col. Nicholas Achinze -Dasuki’s ADC
Lt. Col GC Nyekwu
Lt Col TE Arigbe
Lt. Col C Enechukwu
Lt. Col TO Oladuntoye
Lt. Col CO Amadi
Lt. Col Adimoha
Lt. Col DB Dazang
Lt. Col OC Egemode
Lt. Col Baba Ochankpa
Lt. Col A Mohammed
Lt. Col AS Mohammed
Major TA William
