The Nigerian Army has compulsorily retired over 120 major-generals, brigadiers, colonels, lieutenants, captains and others.
The affected senior officers include those who failed their Senior Staff Course Examinations.
The affected officers were directed to submit their letters of voluntary retirement or face summary retrenchment.
The retirement was in line with the Public Service Rules and the Armed Forces of Nigeria Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service, 2017 (Revised), it was learned.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE learned that apart from those who failed their promotion examinations, also affected are those who had disciplinary cases and those who had spent the mandatory 35 years in service.
The first batch of the affected officers was given a deadline of December 24, 2022, to tender their retirement letters, The Punch reports.
The affected personnel would proceed on the mandatory three-month pre-retirement leave from January, 2023.
