The Nigerian Army has dismissed report that it would be training the 76 Regular Recruits Intake (76RRI) in the Sambisa forest.
The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement on Saturday urged the public to disregard message on the social media purportedly emanating from the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to that effect.
Usman described the message as “mischievous.”
He said, “Members of the public are therefore requested to disregard it in its entirety.
“They should also be wary of fraudsters that request for gratification from interested candidates or their families. Recruitment into the Nigerian Army is free.”
Meanwhile, Usman said more armed bandits had surrendered their arms in Zamfara on Friday.
He said several arms and ammunition – three AK-47 rifles, two G3 rifles, one small machine gun, three pump action guns, one teargas launcher, three teargas canisters and 690 locally made Dane guns – were surrendered to the troops.
Others recovered were – 192 locally made pistols, eight locally made pump action guns, 17 Locally made revolvers, 60 locally made multi-barrel pistols and 13 locally made double-barrel rifles.
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