Brigadier General Dikko A.M., Commander of the Nigerian Army’s Ohafia Division, has expressed concern over the low number of youths from Abia State who joined the Nigerian Army during the most recent recruitment exercise.
The military officer disclosed that the state produced only about 100 recruits, a figure he said left him worried about his performance as a commander.
Speaking about the development, Dikko said he felt he had disappointed his superior because of the low turnout of applicants from the state.
“As Commander here, during the last recruitment, Abia produced only about 100 recruits. I was worried because I felt I had failed my boss,” he said.
His remarks have drawn attention to the level of participation of young people from Abia and other parts of the South-East in military recruitment.
The development also raises questions about the factors that may be influencing youths’ decisions to enlist in the Nigerian Army, including career preferences, awareness of recruitment opportunities and perceptions of military service.
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Read some comments below:
@Sakra Deema:”I wonder who the 100 idiots are. They are possibly non-Igbo people living in Abia State.”
@obinna belonwu:”Instead of we to join Nigeria army as the only option of work I will join MASSOB”
@CR8:”Why don’t the CBN, NNPC, FIRS, Customs, and other agencies express such disappointment?”
@Sirwizzy:”If you continue to marginalize the Igbos, a time will come when you will beg them to remain part of Nigeria. No nation can achieve lasting unity through injustice and exclusion. Equity, justice, and respect are the foundations of a united Nigeria.”
@Maff kallique:”Wonder why the Govt and others are complaining the igbos are not joining the army, I have come to understand with experience that any job that u don’t find Igbos in numbers, just know that the job is not good.”
@Ben Ogwu:”Those 100 fools gave themselves out to sambisa forest to be killed for free, Nigeria of today isn’t worth serving or fighting for…”
