Nigerian Army has appointed some
senior officers to new positions.
Brig. Gen. Sagir Musa, Director
Army Public Relations, announced the designations in a statement on Saturday.
Musa said the postings approved
by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, were routine exercise
intended to reinvigorate the system for greater performance.
Major General FO Agugo from
Headquarters, Nigerian Army Signals Corps, Apapa, Lagos moves to Defence
Headquarters Department of Communications as Chief of Defence Communications;
Major General M Mohammed leaves Nigerian Army Resource Center in Abuja heads to
Pronto Tech Nigeria Limited as the Managing Director; Maj Gen AR Owolabi moves
from Defence Headquarters Abuja (Department of Communications) to Headquarters
Nigerian Army Signals Corps as Commander.
Major General A Bande retains his
position as General Officer Commanding 8 Division Sokoto; Major General E
Akerejola from Army Headquarters Department of Logistics to Nigerian Army
School of Supply and Transport, Benin as Commandant; Major General UM Mohammed
remains the COAS’s Special Adviser for Nigerian Army University Biu and Vice
Chairman, Nigerian Army Property Limited, Abuja.
Major General CV Eze moves from
COAS’s office (Nigerian Army Special Projects) to Army Headquarters, Department
of Army Logistics as Director Engineering Services; Major General OF Azinta
from Defence Space Agency, Abuja to Defence Headquarters as Director Psychological
Warfare; Major General AM Dauda exits National Defence College, Abuja to Army
Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans as Director Policy.
Major General AL Dusu moves from
Army Headquarters, Department of Policy and Plans to Nigerian Army School of
Artillery, Kachia, as Commandant; Major General H Ahmed exits Headquarters,
Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police to become Provost Marshal (Army); Major
General TA Gagariga exits Nigerian Army School of Artillery, Kachia to Defence
Space Agency, Abuja, as Deputy Chief of Defence Space Agency.
Major General JO Iwara moves from
Army Headquarters Department of Standard and Evaluation to Department of Army
Logistics as Director of Logistics Planning; Major General PI Eze retains his
position at Headquarters, Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE Maiduguri as
Theatre Logistics Component Commander; Major General OO Oluyede remains in
Sector 2 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Damaturu as Commander; Major General BR Sinjen
also remains at Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations, Abuja
as Director Operations.
Major General R Abubakar will
continue in Defence Headquarters as Defence Liaison Officer Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Abuja; Major General OO Soyele moves from Defence Hedquarters, Abuja
to Nigerian Army Resource Center, Abuja as Senior Research Fellow; Major
General AK Ibrahim remains at Headquarters 7 Division/Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA
DOLE, Maiduguri as GOC/Commander Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE; Major General
SI Igbinomwanhia will stay on at Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Monguno as
Commander.
Major General IM Jallo moves from
Headquarters 63 Brigade, Asaba to Headquarters 6 Division, Port Harcourt as
GOC; Brigadier General AIM Lapai moves from 302 Artillery Regiment (General
Support), Onitsha to Headquarters, Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery, Kontogora
as Director Field Defence; Brigadier General Kawugana leaves Warrant Officers’
Academy, Jaji to Headquarters 9 Brigade, Ikeja, Lagos as Commander; Brigadier
General MO Jimoh exits Defence Headquarters to Defence Space Agency, Abuja as
Deputy Director, Launch Vehicle Systems.
Brigadier General MA Bolarinwa
moves from Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport Benin to Defence
Headquarters (Annex), Lagos and as Deputy Director Supply; Brigadier General SM
Uba remains at 401 Special Forces’ Brigade as Commander; Brigadier General WM
Dangana moves from Army War College Nigeria, Abuja to 3 Division Garrison, Jos
as Commander; Brigadier General AGL Haruna to remain at 7 Division Garrison,
Maiduguri as Commander.
Brigadier General AM Garba moves
from Headquarters Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Maiduguri to
Headquarters 23 Brigade, Yola as Commander; Brigade General AG Laka exits Army
War College Nigeria, Abuja to Nigerian Army Operations Centre, Abuja as
Coordinator; Brigadier General IA Ajose from Training and Doctrine Command,
Minna to 4 Special Forces Command, Doma as Chief of Staff; Brigadier General DK
Zirkushu leaves Headquarters 1 Brigade, Gusau to Headquarters 28 Task Force
Brigade, Chibok as Commander.
Brigadier General M Ibrahim moves
from Operation SAFE CORRIDOR, Gombe to 14 Brigade Ohafia as Commander;
Brigadier General A Idris moves from Army Headquarters Department of
Administration Army to Headquarters 63 Brigade, Asaba as Commander; Brigadier
General RT Utsaha exits 34 Brigade Garrison, Owerri to 32 Brigade, Akure as
Commander; Brigadier General MA Sadiq leaves Headquarters Operation DELTA SAFE,
Yenagoa to Headquarters 4 Brigade, Benin as Commander.
Brigadier General IH Daniel moves
from 304 Artillery Regiment Maiduguri to 34 Brigade Garrison Owerri and
appointed Commander; Brigadier General EO Ojabo from Defence Headquarters,
Abuja to 81 Division Garrison, Lagos and appointed Commander; Brigadier General
SS Tilawan to remain in Headquarters 5 Brigade as Commander.
Colonel FD Babatunde leaves
Headquarters 81 Division, Lagos to Headquarters Operation SAFE HAVEN Jos as
Sector Commander; Colonel OJ Majebi moves from Operation SAFE HAVEN, Jos to 31
Brigade Garrison, Minna as Commander; Colonel JC Mbanefo exits Headquarters
Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery to 301 Artillery Regiment (General Support) as
Commander; Colonel MA Maaji moves from Depot Nigerian Army Zaria to 4 Operation
DELTA SAFE as Commander.
The statement noted that all the
postings take effect from January 18, 2021.
Buratai wished all the officers
well in their respective appointments.
He enjoined them to take their
new responsibilities seriously and discharge all duties professionally.
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