The Nigerian Army has honoured 52 generals comprising of 23 Major Generals and 29 Brigadier-Generals who have retired and will be retiring before the end of the year in a valedictory dinner.
Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya said the event was designed to honor and appreciate the officers for their services to the Nigerian Army and the nation at large, as the one star and two star generals were presented with their records of service certificate.
Yahaya said there was a need to celebrate and be grateful to God for reaching the peak of their careers, adding that a number of their colleagues who joined the service with them had died.
