The military under the Nigerian Armed Forces
Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) Thursday said
464 personnel from the three arms of the
armed forces have been trained and would be
eased out of service to rejoin civil life as
retirees.
Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) Thursday said
464 personnel from the three arms of the
armed forces have been trained and would be
eased out of service to rejoin civil life as
retirees.
The 464 military retirees will join 40,500 other
personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces who
had in the past benefited from military-
sponsored vocational training courses between
1945, when the centre was established, and
2016.
NAFRC Commandant, Air Vice Marshal (AVM)
Mike Iloenyosi, who made this discloure at a
press briefing to flag off the graduation
ceremony of trainees course 1/2016, said all
the retirees were drawn from the Nigerian
Army, Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Airforce.
Breaking down the figures, he said of the 464
personnel, 449 were drawn from the army, two
from the avy and 13 from the air force, adding
that soon those of the officer cadre will join up
in the course.
