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A total of 34 soldiers are exiting the Nigerian Army despite the worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in some parts of the country, SaharaReporters has gathered. The soldiers, drawn from various formations of the army across the country, all belong to junior cadres who are mostly at the forefront in the field. They include warrant officers, staff sergeants, sergeants, lance corporals, corporals and privates. The Chief of Army Staff has since approved their formal disengagement.

  Some personnel attached to the 198 Special Force of the Nigerian Army in Borno, Northeast Nigeria, have accused their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Abdulahi Hassan Ali of corruption and financial mismanagement. Some of the soldiers who spoke to SaharaReporters claimed Ali had been diverting their allowances. They called on President Muhammadu Buhari; Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and National Assembly members to intervene in the matter.