The Nigerian Army in a post on its X platform says at least 15 Army Generals have pulled out of service from the Artillery Corps.
The Artillery Corps is responsible for delivering heavy firepower support to allied forces positioned at the front lines on the battlefield.
According to the tweet, 11 Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals were retired and pulled out of the service at a ceremony held at the Nigerian Army School of Artillery in Kaduna State.
“The Nigerian Army formally pulled out 15 retired generals from the Artillery Corps on Saturday, October 19, 2024, during a ceremony at the Nigerian Army School of Artillery in Kachia, Kaduna State.
“The group of retirees included 11 Major Generals and 4 Brigadier Generals,” the tweet reads.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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