Leaked Memo: Army Admits Soldiers Unwilling To Fight Boko Haram Terrorists • Lowers Academic Qualification For Recruitment

A sizeable number of soldiers in the Army are unwilling to engage in counter-terrorism and anti-banditry operations across the country, the Service has admitted in an internal memo dated August 6. The memo, which was sent to all Army divisions, units and establishments across the country, notified them about the review of minimum education qualification for enlistment into the service. Prior to this development, the minimum qualification, according to the NA Administrative Policies and Procedures 2015 (Revised), was four credits, including English in a sitting of Senior Secondary Certificate Examination…