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Army Announces New Appointments, Redeploys GOCs

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BEVERLY HILLS, March 07, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army on Saturday announced the appointment of senior officers and redeployment of General Officers Commanding (GOCs).

A statement by Army Spokesman, Brigadier-General Mohammed Yerima, said the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, approved the appointments.

It said the shake-up was a normal routine aimed at reinvigorating the system and designed to reposition the Nigerian Army for optimal performance.

The major highlights of the postings and appointments include Major General A.S Maikobi from Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command and appointed Commander, Major General D.C Onyemulu from Armed Forces Simulation Centre to Special Task Force (Operation Safe Haven) and appointed Commander, Major General S.A Yaro from Nigerian Army Welfare Limited by Guarantee to Nigerian Defence Academy as Commandant, Major General L.A Adegboye from Headquarters 82 Division to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Major General O.I Uzamere from Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre and appointed Commander, Major General O.F Azinta from Defence Headquarters to Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and appointed Chief of Training.

The statement said Major General J.B Olawumi is to remian in Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Logistics, Major General C.O Ude from Defence Headquarters to Nigerian Army Training Centre and appointed Commander, Major General G. Oyefesobi from Defence Intelligence Agency to Headquarters Command Army Records and appointed Commander, Major General B.M Shafa from Defence Research Development Bureau to Army Headquarters Department of Army Transformation and Innovation and appointed Chief of Transformation and Innovation.

Others are Major General K.A.Y Isiyaku who is moved from Defence Headquarters Garrison to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery and appointed Corps Commander Artillery.

Others include Major General M.O Uzoh from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria and appointed Director General, Major General A.M Aliyu from Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command to Army Headquarters Department of Administration (Army) and appointed Chief of Administration, Major General C.C Okonkwo from Special Tasks Force (Operations Safe Haven) to Nigerian Army Welfare Limited by Guarantee and appointed Group Managing Director, Major General J.J Ogunlade from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Headquarters Multinational Joint Task Force and appointed Force Commander, Major General AM Dauda from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps and appointed Corps Commander Ordinance.

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According to the statement, Major General A.A Jidda moves from Ministry of Defence to Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics and appointed Chief of Logistics (Army), Major General I.M Yusuf from Multinational Joint Tasks Force to Army Headquarters Department of Army Operations and appointed Chief of Operations, Major General S.A Adebayo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps to Defence Intelligence Agency and appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General F.B Fakrogha from Defence Space Administration to Defence Headquarters Garrison and appointed Commander, Major General A.B Omozoje from Headquarters 2 Division to Army Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs and appointed Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Major General E.N Njoku from Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Communications , Major General B.A Isandu from Nigerian Army Intelligence and Cyber Warfare School to Defence Intelligence Agency and appointed Director of Operations, Major General A.M Alabi from Army Headquarter, Department of Projects and Programmes to Nigerian Army Ordnance School and appointed Commandant.

Others include Major General A.A Adesope from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps and appointed Chief of Account and Budget (Army).

Similarly, Major General KI Mukhtar from Depot Nigerian Army moves to Nigerian Army School of Infantry and appointed Commandant, Major General D.H Ali-Keffi from Defence Intelligence Agency to Headquarters 1 Division and appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General T.A Lagbaja from Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations to Headquarters 82 Division and appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General S. Dahiru from Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation to Army Headquarters Garrison and appointed Commander, Major General UA Yusuf moves from ECOWAS to Headquarters 8 Division and appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General L.A Fejokwu from Army Headquarters Department of Administration (Army) to Headquarters 81 Division and appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General A.B Ibrahim from Defence Space Administration to Depot Nigerian Army and appointed Commandant, Major General J.O Ochai from Defence Headquarters to Army Headquarters Department of Army Operations and appointed Director Operations, Major General G.U Chibuisi from Army Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs to Headquarters 2 Division and appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General SG Mohammed from Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations to Headquarters 6 Division and appointed General Officer Commanding.

Others include Brigadier General I.A Doma from Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command to Nigerian Army Properties Limited and appointed Managing Director, Brigadier General A.Adamu from Directorate of Automated Data Processing to Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command and appointed Commander, Brigadier General V. Ebhaleme from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Army Headquarters Department of Army Operations and appointed Acting Director Peace Keeping Operations, Brigadier General C.U Onwunle from Defence Headquarters to Directorate of Army Data Processing and appointed Director, Brigadier General A.S.O Onilenla to remain in Defence Intelligence Agency and appointed Acting Director Foreign Liaison, Brigadier General H.T Wesley from Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics to Office of the Chief of Army Staff and appointed Head Operations Monitoring Team, Brigadier General B.A Muhammad from Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and lnnovation to 3 Division and appointed Acting General Officer Commanding, Brigadier General AU Kuliya from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans to Headquarters Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and appointed Acting Chief of Military lntelligence, Brigadier General D.I Salihu from Intelligence Support Command to Land Forces Simulation Centre Nigeria and appointed Acting Director General, Brigadier General L.G Lepdung from Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command to Headquarters 4 Special Forces Command and appointed Acting Commander, Brigadier General O.A Fawole from Army School of Physical Training to Headquarters Directorate of Army Physical Training and appointed Director Physical Training, Brigadier General A.K Onasoga from Headquarters Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to Command Engineering Depot and appointed Acting Commander.

Other appointments include Colonel AS Maikano from 81 Division Finance to Nigerian Army Welfare Insurance Scheme and appointed Acting Managing Director and Colonel A.A Yusuf from 82 Division Public Relations to Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information and appointed Acting Commandant.

The statement said all postings and appointments takes effect from 10 March 2021.

The Army chief wished the newly posted senior officers well in their respective formations/units and urged them to carry out their responsibilities in the most professional manner and absolute loyalty to the Commander- in -Chief and in defence of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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