{"id":134985,"date":"2024-10-20T22:19:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T21:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-army-retires-15-generals"},"modified":"2024-10-20T23:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T22:23:53","slug":"nigerian-army-retires-15-generals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-army-retires-15-generals","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Army retires 15 generals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Army has pulled at least 15 generals out of service from the Artillery Corps.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, the Army noted that the retired officers are 11 major generals and four brigadier generals.<\/p>\n<p>The Artillery Corps is responsible for delivering heavy firepower support to allied forces positioned at the front lines on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet revealed that the retired generals were pulled out of the service at a ceremony held at the Nigerian Army School of Artillery in Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>It reads: \u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe group of retirees included 11 Major Generals and 4 Brigadier Generals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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