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Olusola Fabiyi, Oyetunji Abioye and Jesusegun Alagbe
Published 15 May 2021
Olusola Fabiyi, Oyetunji Abioye and Jesusegun Alagbe
Published 15 May 2021
Troops can’t be schooling when we’re in a war situation –Brigadier generals
Following intensified insurgency attacks across the country, particularly in the North, the Nigerian Army has recalled a large number of its personnel studying in civil institutions (universities and polytechnics) across the country, according to a leaked memo by the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Department of Army Training, Abuja.
In the memo dated May 11, the Nigerian Army also suspended the sponsorship of personnel in civil institutions with the exemption of students in the final year.
Sasa: Afenifere, Adebanjo, Adams lambast Lawan for attacking South-West govs
Gbenga Adeniji
Elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, have berated Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, over his comments indicting South-West governors for the recent mayhem in Sasa community, Ibadan, in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Lawan, in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service on Saturday, claimed that ‘unguarded statements’ by some governors in the South-West incited people in the area to take up arms against fellow citizens.
He also blamed what he called the failure of governments in the region for the crisis which led to property destruction in the area.