By Kolawole Ojebisi
The Nigeria Army has said a recent statement credited to proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the effect that youths of Igbo extraction should not enlist into the Nigerian Army is baseless and utterly futile.
Spokesman of Nigeria Army, Major General Onyeama Nwachukwu who made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday said the statement the call by the proscribed organisation cannot be taken seriously as it is already a dead organization.
He said: “The Nigerian Army finds it necessary to reaffirm that youths from the South-East have, time and again, demonstrated unwavering patriotism and commitment by filling their quotas in various military and paramilitary recruitments, as well as in the civil service of federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).
“Despite IPOB’s baseless threats, the ongoing registration for the 88 RRI has witnessed an encouraging turnout of applicants from the South-East”.
