The Nigerian Army has redeployed some of its senior officers following their appointment to new ranks.
The posting which has just be released was approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. T.Y. Buratai.
The Army, in a statement issued by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Sagir Musa, described the development as a routine exercise carried out to reinvigorate the system for greater professional effectiveness and efficiency.
The highlight of the posting includes the appointment of Maj Gen E.O. Ogunkale from Command Army Record Lokoja to Defence Headquarters as Chief of Defence Standards and Evaluation; Maj Gen A.O. Uthman from Nigerian Army School of Signals, Apapa, Lagos, to Defence Headquarters as Director Defence Communications; Maj. Gen. O.O. Soleye from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters, Command Army Record Lokoja as Commander; Maj Gen Y.I. Shalangwa the erstwhile Director Legal Services ‘Army’ now redeployed to Defence Headquarters as Director Legal Services; Maj Gen. D.C. Onyemulu from Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi, Lagos becomes Director Armed Forces Simulation Centre, while Maj. Gen. H.I. Bature is redeployed from Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Minna to Defence Headquarters and appointed Director Liaison.
Others include; Maj. Gen. I.M. Obot to remain at Nigerian Army Resource Centre as Participant Senior Executive Management and Policy Course; Maj. Gen. B.O. Sawyer to remain in Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans as Director Plans.
Also Maj. Gen. L.A. Adegboye the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division is to remain as GOC 82 Division; Maj. Gen. M.A. Masanawa from Army Central Ammunition Depot to Defence Headquarters and appointed Director Innovation and Combat Development.
Similarly, Maj. Gen. G. Oyefesobi from Defence Intelligence Agency to Headquarters of the recently created Nigerian Army Special Forces Corps as Commander; Maj. Gen. M.M. Bunza the erstwhile Commandant Nigerian Military School Zaria, is redeployed to Nigerian Army Education Corps as Corps Commander Education; Maj. Gen. D.H. Ali-Keffi from Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji to Defence Intelligence Agency and appointed Director of Administration; Maj. Gen. G.O. Adesina from Army Headquarters Department of Army Policy and Plans to Nigerian Army Signals School, Apapa, Lagos as Commandant while Maj. Gen. P.E. Eromosele from National Defence College Abuja to Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering Makurdi as Commandant.
Others are Maj. Gen. K.O. Aligbe from Defence Headquarters Abuja to Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji and appointed Commandant, Maj. Gen. A.B. Ibrahim to remain in Army Headquarters and appointed Director Training; Maj. Gen. G.K. Nwosu to remain in Nigerian Army Special Forces School, Buniyadi as Commandant; Maj. Gen. F.B. Fakrogha to remain in Nigerian Army Women Corps as Commander Women Corps; Maj. Gen. S. Idris from Defence Headquarters to Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership Peace Keeping Centre and appointed Commandant.
Similarly, Brig. Gen. J.C. Ogbonna from Headquarters 81 Division to Headquarters 82 Division appointed Division’s Training Officer; Brig. Gen. B.H. Mohammed from Headquarters Nigerian Army Education Corps to Nigerian Military School Zaria as Commandant; Brig. Gen. G.O. Omorogbe from Headquarters 4 Brigade Benin to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre Jaji as Chief of Staff; Brig. Gen. A.J. Fagge from Defence Space Agency to Ministry of Defence and appointed Principal General Staff Officer to Minister of Defence; Brig. Gen. N.I. Najaja from 6 Military Intelligence Brigade Port Harcourt to Open Source Intelligence Command as Commander and Brig. Gen. A.O. Quadri from Headquarters 81 Division Lagos to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Minna as Director Training.
Also, Brig. Gen. F.G. Dimlong from 105 Division’s Equipment Support (DES) to 101 DES and appointed Commander; Brig. Gen. M. Danmadami from Headquarters 3 Division Jos to Office of the Chief of Army Staff as Ag Director Procurement; Brig. Gen. O.J. Akpor from 1 Division Garrison Kaduna to Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna appointed Director Military Training; Brig. Gen. B.U. Yahaiya from Ministry of Defence to Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja and appointed Subject Expert South East Asia, Brig Gen IM Jallo from Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna to 4 Brigade Benin as Commander; Brig. Gen. H.E. Akpan from Army War College to Directorate of Army Recruitment, Resettlement and Reserve and appointed Commander; Brig. Gen. O Nwachukwu to remain in Defence Headquarters as Ag Director Defence Information, Brig. Gen. M.K. Gara from Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations to 8 Division Garrison as Commander and Brig. Gen. M.U. Wambai from SI List (SEC 41) to Headquarters Directorate of Legal Services as Acting Director Legal Services among others.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. T.Y. Buratai whilst wishing all the officers well in their respective appointments charged them to take their new responsibilities seriously and discharge all duties professionally with utmost loyalty to the service and the nation.
All the appointments take immediate effect.
