Army Recruitment: Brigadier-General Advices Igbo Youths

Amidst ongoing 2025 enlistment into the Nigerian Army, leader of 2025 Army recruitment enlightenment team, Brigadier-General Chima Ekeator has given igbo youths a sundry advice.

He has encouraged them to make the best use of the opportunity, especially against the backdrop of low level participation of youths from the southeast in the exercise

A comparative assessment of the enrolment figures shows that whereas Kaduna statehttps://kdsg.gov.ng/ for example has accounted over 3,000 applications in the ongoing 2025 recruitment exercise, Enugu State only boasts about 100

A similar picture is observable in other south east states, and Brigadier-General Chima Ekeator believes this does not augur well for the region.

Speaking at an enlightenment town hall meeting over the army recruitment at Enugu, he stated:

‘’Each year, whenever a slot is being allocated to our people, we keep noticing that the number of applicants from our side is usually very poor.

“For example, Enugu State was given about 200 slots but the people who made it were never up to 100 due to poor application.

READ ALSO: Direct Short Service Into The Nigerian Army: Important Information

READ ALSO: Recruitment For Air Force Direct Short Service Begins, How To Apply?

“This has also become a recurring decimal in other states in the South East.

“Today’s statistics on the number of applicants show that Kaduna has about 3,000 applicants, while Enugu is still battling with about a hundred; and by the time we will be through with screening, you will not have enough to recruit from the state.”, he stated.

The town hall meeting was graced by political and opinion leaders including town union leaders, local government chairmen and traditional rulers.

READ ALSO: Nigeria Immigration Service Procedure For Employment (Expatriate) Visa

On allegations that young men from the region, were losing their lives in worrisome numbers, Brigadier-General Ekeator said it was not so.

“There are a lot of falsehoods out there, stating that the Igbo are being killed because they are the first to be sent to the battlefield. These things are not true. After all, we that are here have risen high in the Army and we are telling you that they are lies.

‘’Today in the Nigerian Army, our brother is one of the top commanders in charge of equipment”, he stated mentioning the name.