South-East youths shunning military recruitment, Army reveals

The Nigerian Army has expressed concern over the low number of applications from Southeast states for its 2025 recruitment drive.

Brigadier-General Chima Ekeator, leading the recruitment enlightenment team on Sunday, revealed in Enugu that Kaduna State has seen over 3,000 applications, while Enugu has only around a hundred, a trend observed across the region.

He urged Southeast youths to apply in greater numbers to fill their allocated…