Insecurity: Defence chief, Irabor sacks 50 army generals

<p><strong>Chief of Defence Staff &lpar;CDS&rpar;&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">General Leo Irabor<&sol;a> has ordered 50 Generals in the Nigerian military to tender their resignation with immediate effect&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They cut across the Air Force&comma; Army and Navy&semi; around 25 of the senior officers are in the Army&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>An impeccable source told <em>DAILY POST<&sol;em> that Irabor gave the directive at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Monday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At a 2pm meeting&comma; the CDS thanked them for their service and told all present that it was high time they left office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But the Course 36 Generals still have more than three years before their retirement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They are about 50&semi; 2 of them in the Army will retire in 2022&comma; while the rest have about 3 and half years left in service”&comma;<&sol;strong><&sol;em> the source revealed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;2023-igbo-leaders-finally-endorse-candidate-for-president-photo&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;3366ff&semi;">2023&colon; Igbo Leaders Finally Endorse Candidate For President &lbrack;PHOTO&rsqb;<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Another source wondered why the Armed Forces are eager to ease out scores of capable and experienced hands at a time the country is battling insecurity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;