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11 Major-Generals to retire from Nigerian Army

Chief of Army Staff, General Farouk Yahaya

The Nigerian Army, yesterday, flagged off the reunion and Pulling Out Parade of 11 Major Generals attached to the Ordnance Corps, from the Force, with a sanitation exercise under the Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos.

Consequently, Military personnel in their full camouflage went about cleaning the environment in collaboration with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, the Federal Road Safety Corp and community leaders.

Addressing journalists on the exercise ground, the Commander, Nigerian Army Ordnance Corp, Abalti barracks, Maj. Gen. Adeyemi Alabi explained that the event themed ‘ Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps Civil-Military Cooperation Environmental Sanitation exercise 2022’, was aimed at giving back to society.

He said, “ The essence of this sanitation is to commemorate the union of the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps and pulling out parade for our retired senior officers who have served our nation meritoriously.

“The sanitation exercise is to ensure that we give back to the society and to appreciate our community in Ojuelegba, Surulere, for their support to the Nigerian Army over the years. It is also to assure them that the Army is for them and we will continue to work together as we continue to perform our job.