527 Soldiers Retired From Service By The Nigerians Armed Forces

The minister of defence, Bashir Magashi has

urged the retired military personnel to take

proactive steps to avoid falling victims to

some challenges of post-service life as The Nigerian armed forces have retired 527

soldiers, ratings and airmen from service and

trained them with entrepreneurial skills needed

for easy reintegration into civil livelihoods.

The Nation reports that the retirees comprised

of 228 from the Nigerian Army (NA), 118 from

the Nigerian Navy (NN) and 181 trainees from

the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).

The minister of defence, Bashir Magashi, says

the sacrifices of the service personnel is

appreciated by the government, credits: NAN

The retirees also went through a six-month

preparatory and skills acquisition training at the

Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre

(NAFRC) Oshodi, where they were taught

entrepreneurial skills.

The minister of defence, Bashir Magashi

speaking at the graduation ceremony for the

retirees noted that the federal government was

committed to improving the welfare for the

military.

He advised the retired military personnel to

take proactive steps to avoid falling victims to

some challenges of post service life such as

inadequate resources, misuse of benefits, poor

management of mental and physical health

among others.

The minister stated that the sacrifices of the

service personnel were appreciated by the

government, adding that commendable efforts

have been made in the area of security.

“Security has been a problem in this country,

things were going from bad to good at one time,

now it is from good to better and I think very

soon the Nigerian people will be very happy with

the progress of things, ” he said.