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Bamaiyi orders military to accept civilian rule

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    Army commanders in Nigeria have been ordered to immediately begin the reorientation of their troops towards democracy, 'The Guardian' reported.

    It said the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Ishaya Bamaiyi, had called on all units give total support to the federal government when it hands over to civilian rule on 29 May.

    The recent democratic elections won by General Olusegun Obasanjo, ended 15 straight years of military rule in a country where soldiers have held power for a total of all but 10 years since independence in 1960.

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