Army won’t train recruits in Sambisa – Spokesman

The Nigerian Army has refuted report that it will be training the 76 Regular Recruits Intake in Sambisa forest.
The Army spokesman, Brigadier General 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, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, to that effect.
Usman described the message as “mischievous”, adding: “This is not true.
“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 State on Friday.
He said arms and ammunition surrendered included 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.
Others recovered are 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.