Nigeria Army condemns poor enrolment of Igbo Youths’ in Military Service.

The Nigerian Army has raised concerned over the poor enrolment of Igbo Youths into the securities Parastatals,  Nigeria Army stated that poor shortlisting of the South East youths across the nation securities parastatals is quiet alarming and implore concerned authorities to resolve the issues.  According Brigadier-General Chima Ekeator, Kaduna State has recorded over 3,000 applications in the ongoing 2025 recruitment exercise, Enugu state is still struggling with just a hundred. While noting that the story was not different with other South East States, the leader of 2025 army recruitment enlightenment team urged Enugu and Southeast Youths to apply in their numbers in the ongoing recruitment to fill their quotas.

Brigadier-General Ekeator, stated this enlightenment during town hall meeting with Local Government Chairmen, Traditional Rulers, Presidents-General of town unions and leaders in Enugu. He noted that Igbo people are losing what should be their rightful position in the country.  Brigadier-General Ekeator raised concerned about Enugu State when given about 200 slots but only about 100 people got shortlisted. Ekeator,  who rebutted the allegation that people of South East origin were being killed in their numbers in the army because they were the first to be sent to the battle fronts, adding that the region was also holding strategic positions in the army currently.