GOC asks disloyal soldiers to leave; calls for total loyalty to Tinubu

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Mohammed Takuti Usman on August 30th, 2023 asked soldiers to be loyal to President Tinubu & the constituted authority, at all times.

Usman said this while addressing soldiers at the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State. His comment comes amid the military coup spreading across African nations with Gabon being the latest.

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Usman, flanked by Brigadier General, Mohammed Tajudeen Aminu, the Commander 35 Artillery Brigade, warned that Nigerian Armed Forces would not condone disloyalty. He admitted that there are some challenges, but they are not peculiar to the Brigade Command.

“While we are looking at the challenges and how to solve them, you have to be disciplined soldiers, you have to be loyal soldiers. When I say loyalty, your loyalty must start with the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces who is the President.