Army to begin mass recruitment in May

                                      
The Federal Government has given  the armed forces and other security agencies the nod  to embark on mass recruitment.
The Punch gathered in Abuja on Sunday that the directive was to give fillip to the war against terrorism in the country.
It was also learnt that those who attended the expanded National Security Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday emphasised the need for the recruitment.

A highly placed military source said that   President  Goodluck Jonathan  issued the  directive for more recruitment into the army in March after the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Kenneth Minimah,  had briefed him about the operations of the army.
The source, who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the  matter,  said   the army did not  begin   the recruitment immediately because of the need to expand training facilities in parts of the country.


It was learnt that the army would commence  the recruitment in May 2014.
Our source said,  “We have in  the pipeline, the plan to recruit. We are holding it because we want to upgrade our facilities.
“The presidential  directive  to us to recruit was given  in March when the COAS briefed the President. But the  excercise would start next month (May)”
The source added that  because of  Boko Haram and other security challenges,   the recruitment    would now hold  twice a year unlike in the past when it was done once.