How Gen. John Agim Agim made a fool of himself when he boasted that Nigerian army recruitment process involves the death of up to 25% of the applicants.

The report is as follows:

“Gen. John Agim Agim (rtd), a former spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, has revealed that during each recruitment exercise, 15-25% of successful applicants are expected to die during training.

This statement was carried by many Nigerian news blogs. Many people who read this on the social media have reacted angrily, calling Gen. Agim a fool and idiot for obvious reasons.