No fewer than 34 generals who retired from the Nigerian armed forces between 2005 and 2015 were on Friday pulled out of Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State. The officers comprised of 20 Majors-General and 14 Brigadiers-General. The valedictory speech was given by retired Maj.-Gen. Joseph Shoboiki, former Director, Training, Nigerian Army. He expressed conviction that the Nigerian military would overcome the current security challenges in the country.

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General, Kenneth Minima who was represented at the event by the General Officer Commanding(GOC), 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Osuji, urged the retired generals to continue to support the military, saying that their departure would not create any vacuum as they were not retired on the same date.

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