Media reports have it that Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has ordered overweight soldiers to work on their weight gain in order to stay fit for the task ahead.
A section of the Nigerian newspaper containing the order
Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai's attention has been called to the issues of overweight troops in the Nigerian army as several soldiers have developed huge pot bellies thereby hampering their performance in the fight against insurgence.
He decried that many officers and soldiers have not paid the needed attention to their physical fitness, which has led to many of them being overweight with tendency for obesity and its attendant health risks.
Buratai has directed the Department of Army Physical Training to work out guidelines on improving the physical fitness of personnel.
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