Nigeria, March 30 -- The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has clarified his statement on the recruitment of 50 million youths into the armed forces.

The former governor of Lagos in a statement by his spokesperson, Tunde Rahman, on Tuesday said it was an "accidental verbal mistake" when he said so at a colloquium to celebrate his 69th birthday on Monday.

He disclosed that he meant 50,000 youths recruitment into the security architecture of the country.

It was widely reported that Mr Tinubu on Monday called for massive recruitment in the military to tackle unemployment.

"Recruit 50 million youths into the army, take away from their (the insurgents)recruitment source," he said.

The statement generated...