Tukur Buratai, chief of army
staff, has approved the immediate redeployment of nine senior officers to new
formations nationwide.
In a statement issued on Tuesday,
Sagir Musa, army spokesman, said the posting was a routine exercise to improve
the system for greater efficiency.
Among those redeployed are four
brigadier-generals and five major-generals including Chikezie Ude (pictured),
the general in charge of the multinational joint-task force in Chad
spearheading the fight against Boko Haram.
He said F.O Agugo, a
major-general and erstwhile chief of army transformation and innovation, has
been appointed as the general officer commanding 6 division Port Harcourt while
Jamil Sarham, former general officer commanding 6 division has been appointed
as the commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.
“Maj.-Gen. Chikezie Ude was
redeployed from Headquarters Multinational Joint Task Force, Ndjamena, Chad to
Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja and appointed Director Nigerian Army
Consult,” he added.
“Others include; Maj.-Gen I.M
Yusuf from Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja to Headquarters Multinational
Joint Task Force Ndajamena, Chad as Commander.
“Maj.-Gen. E.N Njoku has been
redeployed from Defence Headquarters to Army Headquarters Department of
Transformation and Innovation as the Chief of Transformation and Innovation
(Army),” he said.
Musa also said EJ Amadasun, a
brigadier-general, as been redeployed from the headquarters of Nigerian army
corps of artillery, Kontagora, and now takes over as commander of 35 brigade,
Abeokuta.
He said: “Brig.-Gen. A.M Adetayo
had been moved from Department of Army Transformation and appointed as the
Chief of Staff Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery.
“Brig.-Gen. L.M Zakari was posted
from Defence Headquarters Abuja to Nigerian Army Institute of Science,
Education and Technology, Ilorin, as Acting Commandant.
“Brig.-Gen. E.E. Ekpenyong is
posted from Nigerian Army Ordnance School, Ojo, Lagos to Headquarters Nigerian
Army Ordnance Corps Yaba, Lagos as Director of Land Service Ammunition.”
He quoted the chief of army staff
as asking the officers to take their new responsibilities seriously and to
“discharge all duties professionally with utmost loyalty to service and the
nation”.
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