The Nigerian Army has promoted 6,199
soldiers currently involved in the fight
against Boko Haram, Premium Times
reports.
According to a statement by the Army
spokesperson, Sani Usman, the Chief of
Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, approved the
promotion on Tuesday.
“The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant
General TY Buratai, has today Tuesday 25th
July 2017, approved the special promotion
of 6,199 soldiers serving in Operation
LAFIYA DOLE to various ranks between Lance
Corporals to Warrant Officers in the Nigerian
Army,” Usman, a brigadier general, said.
He gave the breakdown of the beneficiaries
of the special promotion as follows:
1. Staff Sergeants – Warrant Officers –329.
2. Sergeants – Staff Sergeants –371.
3. Corporals – Sergeants –707.
4. Lance Corporals – Corporals –1,290.
5. Privates – Lance Corporals –3,502.
“The COAS congratulates the beneficiaries
and urged them to increase the tempo of
the ongoing clearance operations of the
Boko Haram terrorists in the North East,” the
spokesperson said.
The Army has been battling to defeat the
Boko Haram since 2009 when the
insurgency began.
