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Ex-Service Chiefs To Get Bulletproof SUV, To Be Replaced Every 4 Years, A Peugeot 508 As Backup Car
Ex-Service Chiefs and Generals to get bulletproof SUV, to be replaced every 4 years, a Peugeot 508 as backup car.
Lieutenant Generals are entitled to two Toyota Hilux vehicles or one Toyota Land Cruiser, along with two drivers.
Officers of three-star rank to get two Toyota Hilux vehicles or one Toyota Land Cruiser or equivalent jeep of the same value.
President Bola Tinubu has reportedly approved bulletproof SUVs and medical treatments worth up to $20,000 annually, among other benefits, as a retirement package for Service Chiefs and Generals, The PUNCH has gathered.
The retirement package is contained in the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces, signed by President Bola Tinubu on December 14, 2024.
According to the HTACOS, the bulletproof SUVs or equivalent vehicle will be maintained by the service and replaced every four years. In addition, they will get Peugeot 508 or an equivalent vehicle each as backup vehicles.
HTCOS read : “Retirement benefits for CDS and Service Chiefs: The following benefits shall be applicable: One bullet-proof SUV or equivalent vehicle to be maintained by the Service and to be replaced every four years. One Peugeot 508 or equivalent backup vehicle.
Each retiring Service Chief will also be assigned a special assistant or personal assistant, three service drivers, and a service orderly, with escorts provided as necessary by relevant military units.
“Three service drivers; one service orderly; escorts (to be provided by appropriate military units/ formation as the need arises); retention of personal firearms (on his demise, the personal firearm(s) shall be retrieved by the relevant service) and free medical cover in Nigeria and abroad.”
Other senior officers such as Lieutenant Generals are entitled to two Toyota Hilux pickups or one Toyota Land Cruiser, along with $20,000 annual medical treatment, two cooks, two stewards, four residential guards and two drivers.
The document stated : “Lieutenant generals and equivalents will receive two Toyota Hilux vehicles or one Toyota Land Cruiser, along with $20,000 annual medical treatment, two cooks, two stewards, four residential guards, and two drivers.
“Retirement benefits for lieutenant general/equivalents. The following benefits shall be applicable: Officers of three-star rank. Two Toyota Hilux Vehicles or one Toyota Land cruiser or equivalent jeep of the same value; two Cooks; two Stewards; four residential guards; one service orderly; two service drivers and free medicals in Nigeria and abroad to the tune of $20,000 per year.”
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