The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Leo Irabor, has ordered 50 senior Generals in the Nigerian military to tender their resignation with immediate effect.
The affected senior officers cut across the Air Force, Army and Navy; around 25 of the senior officers are in the Army.
A source at the Defence Headquarters who spoke to the New National Star on the condition of anonymity said Irabor gave the directive at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Monday.
“At a 2 pm meeting, the CDS thanked them for their service and told all present that it was high time they left office.
But the Course 36 Generals still have more than three years before their retirement.
“They are about 50; 2 of them in the Army will retire in 2022, while the rest have about 3 and half years left in service,” the source revealed.
They were however given till Thursday to clear their desks and proceed on retirement.