The Nigerian Army on Wednesday announced the commencement of recruitment into the service.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen Olajide Laleye, said during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday that the exercise, which started with online registration for interested applicants would come to an end on June 21, 2014.
Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade
Laleye advised that only those who would be willing to fight in the North-East should volunteer for the recruitment.
The PUNCH had on April 28 exclusively reported that the Federal Government had given the Armed Forces and other security agencies the nod to embark on mass recruitment.
A highly placed military source, who confided in our correspondent, had said that President Goodluck Jonathan issued the directive for more recruitment into the army in March after the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Kenneth Minimah, had briefed him about the operations of the army.
Our source said, “We have in the pipeline the plan to recruit. We are holding it because we want to upgrade our facilities.
“The presidential directive to us to recruit was given in March when the COAS briefed the President, but the exercise would start next month (May).”
On Wednesday, the Army spokesman said that some of the new recruits would be deployed in the North-East to take part in the ongoing campaign against the Boko Haram insurgents in the region.
He explained that the Army leadership was carrying out the “annual recruitment exercise” to replace some military personnel who had been killed in action.
He said the Army would also commission interested candidates through the Direct Short Service Commission and the Short Service Commission.
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