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Chief of Defence Staff, Maj-Gen Chris Musa
A gale of retirement of senior military officers across the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force is expected to take place in the next few days.
This is according to an exclusive report this Wednesday morning by CKN News quoting a circular emanating from Defence Headquarters, directing all senior officers above the seniority of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Chris Musa, to resign voluntarily immediately.
The circular dated 26th June 2023 number DHQ/ J5/ PLANS /801/13 signed by Gen Y Yahaya for CDS was titled, “VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FROM SERVICE -OFFICERS WITH SENIORITY ON COMMSSION ABOVE NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY REGULAR COURSE 39” maintained that the directive has become necessary with the appointment of new CDS and Service Chiefs by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023.
The circular reads: “I am directed to respectfully request services to direct all officers with seniority on commission above that of NDA Regular Course 39 to submit their applications for voluntary retirement from service with immediate effect.
“I am to add that affected officers are to submit their applications to their respective Headquarters not later than Mon Jul 23.”
CKN News quoted an insider who spoke on condition of anonymity as disclosing that over a hundred Generals across the three Armed Forces would be affected by the directive.
