{"id":4224,"date":"2025-01-19T09:40:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T09:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4224"},"modified":"2025-01-19T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T09:40:57","slug":"nigerian-army-our-source-of-pride-general-irabor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4224","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Army, Our Source of Pride &#8211; General Irabor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pmnewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/source-of-pride-to-country-636x397.jpg\" alt=\"source of pride to country\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, retired Gen. 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