Army redeploys GOCs, 329 officers

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai has approved the postings and appointments of 334 officers of the Nigerian Army with various effective dates. A statement Wednesday night by army spokesperson Colonel Sani Usman said the deployment include some principal staff officers at defence and army headquarters, corps commanders and general officers commanding […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai has approved the postings and appointments of 334 officers of the Nigerian Army with various effective dates.
A statement Wednesday night by army spokesperson Colonel Sani Usman said the deployment include some principal staff officers at defence and army headquarters, corps commanders and general officers commanding as well as other commanders.
Usman said they include 37 major generals, 57 brigadier generals, 128 colonels, several lieutenant colonels and others.
Some of those affected officers were the general officers commanding 1, 2, 3, 81 and 82 divisions, operations pulo shield and safe haven of Niger Delta and Plateau states.
He stated that some those affected include Major General MA Koleoso who is now commander TRADOC, Major General SN Mu’azu who moved from 2 division to the Headquarters Infantry Corps and appointed commander, Major General MT Ibrahim, from Department of Army Standard and Evaluation to Nigerian Defence Academy and appointed commandant. Major General LKJ Ogunewe is now the Chief of Policy and Plans, Major General FO Alli, is now Chief of Training and Operations and Major General AA Salihu, Chief of Logistics.
Others include Major General AG Okunola, who is now Commander of Operation Pulo Shield (JTF) and Major General TC Ude, Commander, Operation Safe Haven (STF Jos), while Major General LW Wiwa now Deputy Commandant of Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre.
The new GOCs are Major General A. Oyebade (1 Div), Major General LC Ilo, (2 Div), Major General H. Umaru (3 Div), Major General IH Edet, (81 Div) and Brigadier General I. Attahiru (82 Div) on acting capacity.
He said while Brigadier General AT Hamman is now the acting Provost Marshal, Brigadier General LF Abdullahi, acting Commander, Nigerian Army Education Corps and Colonel R Abubakar, acting Director Defence Information, amongst others.