The Nigerian Army (NA), on Saturday, dismissed Social media reports that its officers are proceeding on voluntary retirement due to alleged corruption, poor service conditions and low morale
Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations in a statement, described the reports as a concoction of the imagination of the unrepentant enemies of the nation and mischief makers.
He said such false reports should be outrightly discountenanced by the public, adding that the subjective and unethical report is a distraction and an attempt at dampening the morale and fighting will of the loyal, dedicated and patriotic fighting force of the Nigerian Army.
He said it becomes necessary and the inalienable right of personnel to voluntarily or on medical grounds apply for discharge if they meet the terms, adding that it is therefore not an aberration that the COAS granted approval for 91 NA/32/4792 WO NDAGANA ISHIAKU and 242 others to voluntarily discharge from the NA, as being unprofessionally manipulated by some media.
He said the false report is targeted at deflating the high morale of troops by downplaying recent critical interventions by the COAS Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya on troops’ welfare, which include car loans, housing loans, extensive construction of new accommodation, a massive renovation of old and dilapidated accommodation, building of befitting residences and issuing of vehicles to Regimental Sergeant Majors, scholarship awards to children and wards of fallen heroes and other unique interventions in the theatres of operation to sustain the heightening morale of troops
