The Nigerian Army (NA) has announced a
redeployment of Major Generals and Brigadier Generals in a massive shake-up of its senior officers.
A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, on Saturday, said the redeployment which was approved by the
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya was to achieve administrative and operational efficiency, Daily Post reported.
Those affected include principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters, corps commanders, commandants of NA Training Institutions, Brigade Commanders, and Commanding Officers.
The redeployed General Officers Commanding (GOC) include Major General IS Ali, who is deployed from Headquarters 3 Division to Theatre Command as the new Theatre Commander of Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI.
Major General AB Ibrahim moves from Army Headquarters Department of Training heads to Headquarters 3 Division as the new GOC and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN.
Major General AS-Chinade becomes the new GOC of Headquarters 82 Division,
from Headquarters 2 Division.
Major General GM Mutkut will now head the GOC 8 Division and Commander of Operation HADARIN DAJI.
Among the new Corps Commanders is Major General CG Musa deployed from Theatre Command to be the new Commander of the Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre;
Major General MS Ahmed moves from Headquarters Theatre Command (NE) to Headquarters Nigerian Army Armoured Corps as Commander;
Major General BR Sinjen from Nigerian Army School of Artillery to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery as new Commander;
Major General PE Eromosele from National Defence College to Headquarters Nigerian Army Engineers;
Major General AA Ayannuga from Army Headquarters Department of Army Transformation to Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command;
Major General GS Abdullahi from Defence Space Administration to Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals.
The new Principal Staff Officers for
Defense and Army Headquarters are Major General SE Udounwa from Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes to Defence Headquarters as Chief of Defence Training and Operations;
Major General SG Mohammed redeployed from the Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans to the Department of Army Training as Chief of Training;
Major General UT Musa from Headquarters 82 Division to the Department of Army Administration as Director of Personnel Management.
Major General Y Yahaya from Headquarters 31 Artillery Brigade to the Department of Army Administration as the Director of Manpower (Army).
Brigadier General TI Gusau was redeployed from the Army Headquarters Department of Special Services to the Directorate of Defence Information as the new Director.
The Brigade Commanders who are redeployed include Brigadier General AM Umar from the Office of the Chief of Army Staff to Headquarters Guards Brigade;
Brigadier General S Aliyu from Headquarters 6 Division to Headquarters 63 Brigade;
Brigadier General HD Bobbo from National Defence College to Headquarters 31 Brigade;
Brigadier General MT Aminu from Army War College Nigeria to Headquarters 35 Brigade.
The statement stated that the redeployment of the Generals will be effective from January 11, 2022.
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