The Chief
of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has approved the redeployment and appointment of
334 officers to various units across Nigeria.
The officers appointed include some Principal Staff Officers at
Defence and Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders and General Officers Commanding
as well as other commanders, army spokesperson, Sani Usman, said. Some of the senior officers appointed include 37 Major Generals,
57 Brigadier Generals, 128 Colonels and several Lieutenants Colonels among many
others.
Some affected commands are the General Officers Commanding 1, 2,
3, 81 and 82 Divisions, Operations Pulo Shield and Safe Haven of Niger Delta
and Plateau States respectively. Among these principal officers, Major General MA Koleoso
was appointed Commander TRADOC; Major General SN Muazu was moved from 2
Division to Headquarters, Infantry Corps and appointed Commander; Major General
MT Ibrahim moved from Department of Army Standard and Evaluation to Nigerian
Defence Academy as Commandant.
Also, 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 are Major General AG Okunola now Commander of Operation
PULO SHIELD (JTF) and Major General TC Ude, Commander, OPERATIONS SAFE HAVEN
(STF Jos).
Major General LW Wiwa is now Deputy Commandant of Nigerian Armed
Forces Resettlement Centre while Major General A Oyebade is now the General
Officer Commanding 1 Division.
Major General LC Ilo, is now General Officer Commanding 2
Division; Major General H Umaru, General Officer Commanding 3 Division; Major
General IH Edet, General Officer Commanding 81 Division and Brigadier General
Ibrahim Attahiru is now Acting General Officer Commanding, 82 Division.
Brigadier General AT Hamman is now the Acting Provost
Marshal; Brigadier General LF Abdullahi, Acting Commander, Nigerian Army
Education Corps while Colonel R Abubakar is Acting Director, Defence
Information amongst others.
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