By Linus Aleke, Abuja
The Nigerian Army Direct Regular Commissioned Officers Course 04/1993 Association, has concluded arrangement to hold its reunion to celebrate 30 years after commissioning as officers in the Nigerian Army.
The group, with over 100 members, under the aegis of Direct Regular Commission 04/1993 (DRC 04/93) Association, will mark exactly 30 years of taking the oath of allegiance as commissioned military officers, after rigorous military training at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI), Jaji, Kaduna State, from 8th January to 2nd July 1993.
In a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and General Secretary of the association, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, and Dr. Chuks Odiegwu-Enwerem, respectively, also disclosed that some of its members are still serving in the Army, while others have honourably retired from military service and are engaged in various life endeavours in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
The former Spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, noted that the DRC 04/93 association deemed it proper to thank God Almighty for this through a reunion and 30th-anniversary celebration.
He said the association scheduled a special prayer at Mambila Barracks Central Mosque on Friday, 7th July 2023, and a reunion and celebration on Saturday, at Scorpion Officers Mess, Abuja.
He concluded that Brigadier General Tunde Ogbeha (rtd), the Commandant of NASI, during the group’s training, will chair the occasion.