The Nigerian Army on Thursday recalled 3, 032 out of 5000 dismissed soldiers after their cases were reviewed by a disciplinary committee set up to look into circumstances that warranted their disengagement.

Colonel Sani Usman, the acting Director of Army Public Relations revealed this at a press conference in Abuja.

Usman said the reinstatement of the soldiers was part of the initial recommendations made by the disciplinary committee and that the process was ongoing.

According to him: “You would recall that the Nigerian Army sometime ago instituted a committee to review the recent disciplinary cases in the service, especially of those soldiers in the defunct “Operation Zaman Lafiya.”

“The committee has concluded its initial sitting and has made certain recommendation that led to the reinstatement of 3, 0 32 soldiers out of 5,000 cases reviewed so far.

“The cases reviewed were only disciplinary as no criminal cases were considered, the review is ongoing but the bulk of the work has been done for the time being.”

“The reinstated soldiers have shown their total readiness to be re-launched into theatre to combat insurgency and have commenced a re-training at the Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kontagora, Niger.

“This training is to re-orientate the affected soldiers and prepare them for the closing stage of the operational aspect of the counter-insurgency operations with more weapons and new leadership.

“It must, however, be made clear that not all dismissed soldiers were granted pardon and recalled, those with criminal cases, had their sentences upheld.’’