The Army Headquarters in Abuja announced the appointment of new Senior officers, Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Commanding Generals (GOCs), Commanders of various Army operations and a new Director of Defense Information.
According to Onyema Nwachukwu, the dictator’s army public relations brigadier general, the redeployment is routine, especially with the recent Army Council approving the promotion of senior officers for 2022.
Nwachukwu said the redeployment of all appointees will take effect on January 11, 2022.
The statement reads; “In an effort to ensure administrative and operational efficiency in the Nigerian Army (NA), amid recent operational successes recorded in combating emerging security challenges, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya has approved the redeployment of Major Generals, and Brigadier Generals among other senior officers in NA formations and units in the country.
Those affected by the redeployment include some senior army headquarters staff officers, corps commanders, commanders of NA training institutions, brigade commanders, commanders and several others.
Notable among the General Officers’ Commanding (GOC) appointees are Major General IS Ali of 3rd Headquarters, Theater Headquarters.
As the new Commander of Theater Headquarters, Joint Task Force Northeast HADIN KAI, Major General AB Ibrahim of the Army Headquarters. Training Regiment to 3rd Brigade Headquarters as the new GOC.
Like OPERATION SAFE HAVEN Commander, Major General AS Chinade from 2nd Division Headquarters to 82nd Headquarters as GOC, while Major General GM Mutkut will assume the role of GOC division commander 8 and Operation Commander HADARIN DAJI (NW ) from Policy and Planning Division, Royal Thai Army Headquarters The newly appointed Corps Commanders are Major General CG Musa from Theater Command to Headquarters Infantry Corps Headquarters as New Corps Commander, Major General MS Ahmed from Headquarters Theater Command (NE) as Corps Commander to Headquarters Nigerian Army Armored Corps, Corps Commander Major General BR Sinjen.
Nigerian Army Artillery School to Headquarters Nigerian Army Artillery Corps as new Corps Commander, Major General PE Eromosele, from National Defense College to Headquarters Nigerian Army Engineers, Major General AA Ayannuga, from Army Headquarters Army Conversion Department to Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command, Defense From Major General GS Abdullahi of the Space Administration to the Nigerian Army Signal Headquarters.
Among the new Defense and Army Headquarters key staff, Major General SE Udounwa transferred from Army Headquarters Special Services and Planning Department to Defense Headquarters as Director of Defense Training and Operations, and Major General SG Mohammed transferred from Army Headquarters The Army Training Department served as the head of the training section, Major General UT Musa of the 82nd Division was transferred to the Director of Personnel Management of the Army Administration Department, Major General Y Yahaya of the 31 Artillery Brigade Command was transferred to the Director of Personnel Management (Army) of the Army Administration Department, and so on.
Brigadier General TI Gussau has also been reassigned to the Directorate of Defense Information from the Special Services Division of the Army Headquarters as the new Director.
The newly redeployed Brigade Commanders include Brigadier AM Umar from the Office of the Chief of Army Staff to Headquarters Guards Brigade, Brigadier S. Aliyu from Headquarters 6 Division to Headquarters 63 Brigade, Brigadier HD Bobbo from the National Defense College, Headquar Brigadier MT Aminu from the Military War College Nigeria at 35 Brigade Headquarters among many others.
It should be noted that redeployment in the Nigerian Army is routine, especially with the recent promotion of senior officers as approved by the Army Council for 2022. The reassignment of all appointees is effective January 11, 2022.
