{
  "id": 2092800,
  "title": "‘Why we are turning our backs on Nigerian Army’ – South-East youths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/why-we-are-turning-our-backs-on-nigerian-army-south-east-youths",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/20/why-we-are-turning-our-backs-on-nigerian-army-south-east-youths/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Last month, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, expressed concern over the persistently low enlistment of youths from the South-East geopolitical zone into the Nigerian Army. Shaibu made this known during the passing-out parade of the pioneer batch of 90 regular recruits at the Nigerian Army Recruit Training Depot, Amasiri-Edda, Ebonyi […] ‘Why we are turning our backs…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}