[IN FULL] Army Redeploys 210 Generals, 1,336 Others

The Nigerian Army has approved a major redeployment of senior
officers to reinvigorate the war against terrorism and other forms
of criminality.

In a statement by the Director Army Public Relations Brigadier
General Sagir Musa, the exercise was to rekindle the spirit of
professionalism and enhance productivity of the Nigerian Army.

According to the statement, the posting which was approved by
the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, is a
routine/normal exercise intended to reinvigorate the system for
greater performance and effectiveness.

The statement read in part, “the posting saw the redeployment of
Major General FO Agugo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals
Corps Apapa Lagos to Defence Headquareters Department of
Communications as Chief of Defence Communications, Major General M
Mohammed from Nigerian Army Resource Center Abuja to Pronto Tech
Nigeria Limited and appointed Managing Director, Maj Gen AR Owolabi
from Defence Headquarters Abuja (Department of Communications) to
Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Corps as Commander, Major
General A Bande is to remain as General Officer Commanding 8
Division Sokoto.

“Major General E Akerejola from Army Headquarters Department of
Logistics to Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, Benin as
Commandant, Major General UM Mohammed to remain in the Office of
the Chief of Army Staff as Special Adviser Nigerian Army University
Biu and Vice Chairman Nigerian Army Property Limited, Abuja, Major
General CV Eze from Office of the Chief of Army Staff ( Nigerian
Army Special Projects) to Army Headquarters, Department of Army
Logistics and appointed Director Engineering Services.

“Major General OF Azinta from Defence Space Agency, Abuja to
Defence Headquarters as Director Psychological Warfare, Major
General AM Dauda from National Defence College, Abuja to Army
Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans and appointed Director
Policy, Major General AL Dusu from Army Headquarters, Department of
Policy and Plans to Nigerian Army School of Artillery, Kachia
appointed Commandant and Major General H Ahmed from Headquarters
Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police to remain as Provost Marshal
(Army).

“Others include: Major General TA Gagariga from Nigerian Army
School of Artillery, Kachia to Defence Space Agency, Abuja
appointed as Deputy Chief of Defence Space Agency, Major General JO
Iwara from Army Headquarters Department of Standard and Evaluation
to Department of Army Logistics appointed Director of Logistics
Planning, Major General PI Eze to remain at Headquarters Theatre
Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE Maiduguri and appointed Theatre
Logistics Component Commander,

“Major General OO Oluyede to remain in Sector 2 Operation LAFIYA
DOLE, Damaturu as Commander, Major General BR Sinjen to remain in
Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations, Abuja as
Director Operations, Major General R Abubakar to remain in Defence
Headquarters as Defence Liaison Officer Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Abuja, Major General OO Soyele from Defence Hedquarters,
Abuja to Nigerian Army Resource Center, Abuja as Senior Research
Fellow.

“Major General AK Ibrahim to remain in Headquarters 7 Division/
Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Maiduguri as General Officer
Commanding/Commander Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General
SI Igbinomwanhia to remain in Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE,
Monguno as Commander and Major General IM Jallo from Headquarters
63 Brigade, Asaba to Headquarters 6 Division, Port Harcourt
appointed General Officer Commanding.”

It added further to that, “Brigadier General AIM Lapai from 302
Artillery Regiment (General Support), Onitsha to Headquarters
Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery, Kontogora appointed Director
Field Defence, Brigadier General Kawugana from Warrant Officers’
Academy, Jaji to Hedquarters 9 Brigade, Ikeja Lagos appointed
Commander, Brigadier General MO Jimoh from Defence Headquarters to
Defence Space Agency, Abuja and appointed Deputy Director, Launch
Vehicle Systems.

“Brigadier General MA Bolarinwa from Nigerian Army School of
Supply and Transport Benin to Defence Headquarters(Annex), Lagos
and appointed Deputy Director Supply, Brigadier General SM Uba to
remain in 401 Special Forces’ Brigade as Commander, Brigadier
General WM Dangana from Army War College Nigeria, Abuja to 3
Division Garrison, Jos appointed Commander, Brigadier General AGL
Haruna to remain in 7 Division Garrison, Maiduguri as Commander,
Brigadier General AM Garba from Headquarters Theatre Command
Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Maiduguri to Headquarters 23 Brigade, Yola
appointed Commander.

“Brigade General AG Laka from Army War College Nigeria, Abuja to
Nigerian Army Operations Centre, Abuja and appointed Coordinator,
Brigadier General IA Ajose from Training and Doctrine Command,
Minna to 4 Special Forces Command, Doma as Chief of Staff,
Brigadier General DK Zirkushu from Headquarters 1 Brigade, Gusau to
Headquarters 28 Task Force Brigade, Chibok and appointed
Commander.

“Accordingly, Brigadier General M Ibrahim from Operation SAFE
CORRIDOR, Gombe to 14 Brigade Ohafia appointed Commander, Brigadier
General A Idris from Army Headquarters Department of Administration
Army to Headquarters 63 Brigade, Asaba appointed Commander,
Brigadier General RT Utsaha from 34 Brigade Garrison, Owerri to 32
Brigade, Akure and appointed Commander, Brigadier General MA Sadiq
from Headquarters Operation DELTA SAFE, Yenagoa to Headquarters 4
Brigade, Benin and appointed Commander, Brigadier General IH Daniel
from 304 Artillery Regiment Maiduguri to 34 Brigade Garrison Oweri
as Commander, Brigadier General EO Ojabo from Defence Headquarters,
Abuja to 81 Division Garrison, Lagos and appointed Commander,
Brigadier General SS Tilawan to remain in Headquarters 5 Brigade as
Commander.

“Colonel FD Babatunde from Headquarters 81 Division, Lagos to
Headquarters Operation SAFE HAVEN Jos appointed Sector Commander,
Colonel OJ Majebi from Operation SAFE HAVEN, Jos to 31 Brigade
Garrison, Minna appointed Commander, Col JC Mbanefo from
Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery to 301 Artillery
Regiment (General Support) and appointed Commander, Colonel MA
Maaji from Depot Nigerian Army Zaria to 4 Operation DELTA SAFE and
appointed Commander amongst others.

“All the postings and appointments take effect from the 18 of
January 2021. While wishing all the officers well in their
respective appointments, the Chief of Army Staff enjoins them to
take their new responsibilities/appointments seriously and
discharge all duties professionally with utmost loyalty to the
nation and the Service.”

The Nigerian Army has approved a major redeployment of senior
officers to reinvigorate the war against terrorism and other forms
of criminality.

In a statement by the Director Army Public Relations Brigadier
General Sagir Musa, the exercise was to rekindle the spirit of
professionalism and enhance productivity of the Nigerian Army.

According to the statement, the posting which was approved by
the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, is a
routine/normal exercise intended to reinvigorate the system for
greater performance and effectiveness.

The statement read in part, “the posting saw the redeployment of
Major General FO Agugo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals
Corps Apapa Lagos to Defence Headquareters Department of
Communications as Chief of Defence Communications, Major General M
Mohammed from Nigerian Army Resource Center Abuja to Pronto Tech
Nigeria Limited and appointed Managing Director, Maj Gen AR Owolabi
from Defence Headquarters Abuja (Department of Communications) to
Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Corps as Commander, Major
General A Bande is to remain as General Officer Commanding 8
Division Sokoto.

“Major General E Akerejola from Army Headquarters Department of
Logistics to Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, Benin as
Commandant, Major General UM Mohammed to remain in the Office of
the Chief of Army Staff as Special Adviser Nigerian Army University
Biu and Vice Chairman Nigerian Army Property Limited, Abuja, Major
General CV Eze from Office of the Chief of Army Staff ( Nigerian
Army Special Projects) to Army Headquarters, Department of Army
Logistics and appointed Director Engineering Services.

“Major General OF Azinta from Defence Space Agency, Abuja to
Defence Headquarters as Director Psychological Warfare, Major
General AM Dauda from National Defence College, Abuja to Army
Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans and appointed Director
Policy, Major General AL Dusu from Army Headquarters, Department of
Policy and Plans to Nigerian Army School of Artillery, Kachia
appointed Commandant and Major General H Ahmed from Headquarters
Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police to remain as Provost Marshal
(Army).

“Others include: Major General TA Gagariga from Nigerian Army
School of Artillery, Kachia to Defence Space Agency, Abuja
appointed as Deputy Chief of Defence Space Agency, Major General JO
Iwara from Army Headquarters Department of Standard and Evaluation
to Department of Army Logistics appointed Director of Logistics
Planning, Major General PI Eze to remain at Headquarters Theatre
Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE Maiduguri and appointed Theatre
Logistics Component Commander,

“Major General OO Oluyede to remain in Sector 2 Operation LAFIYA
DOLE, Damaturu as Commander, Major General BR Sinjen to remain in
Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations, Abuja as
Director Operations, Major General R Abubakar to remain in Defence
Headquarters as Defence Liaison Officer Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Abuja, Major General OO Soyele from Defence Hedquarters,
Abuja to Nigerian Army Resource Center, Abuja as Senior Research
Fellow.

“Major General AK Ibrahim to remain in Headquarters 7 Division/
Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Maiduguri as General Officer
Commanding/Commander Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General
SI Igbinomwanhia to remain in Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE,
Monguno as Commander and Major General IM Jallo from Headquarters
63 Brigade, Asaba to Headquarters 6 Division, Port Harcourt
appointed General Officer Commanding.”

It added further to that, “Brigadier General AIM Lapai from 302
Artillery Regiment (General Support), Onitsha to Headquarters
Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery, Kontogora appointed Director
Field Defence, Brigadier General Kawugana from Warrant Officers’
Academy, Jaji to Hedquarters 9 Brigade, Ikeja Lagos appointed
Commander, Brigadier General MO Jimoh from Defence Headquarters to
Defence Space Agency, Abuja and appointed Deputy Director, Launch
Vehicle Systems.

“Brigadier General MA Bolarinwa from Nigerian Army School of
Supply and Transport Benin to Defence Headquarters(Annex), Lagos
and appointed Deputy Director Supply, Brigadier General SM Uba to
remain in 401 Special Forces’ Brigade as Commander, Brigadier
General WM Dangana from Army War College Nigeria, Abuja to 3
Division Garrison, Jos appointed Commander, Brigadier General AGL
Haruna to remain in 7 Division Garrison, Maiduguri as Commander,
Brigadier General AM Garba from Headquarters Theatre Command
Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Maiduguri to Headquarters 23 Brigade, Yola
appointed Commander.

“Brigade General AG Laka from Army War College Nigeria, Abuja to
Nigerian Army Operations Centre, Abuja and appointed Coordinator,
Brigadier General IA Ajose from Training and Doctrine Command,
Minna to 4 Special Forces Command, Doma as Chief of Staff,
Brigadier General DK Zirkushu from Headquarters 1 Brigade, Gusau to
Headquarters 28 Task Force Brigade, Chibok and appointed
Commander.

“Accordingly, Brigadier General M Ibrahim from Operation SAFE
CORRIDOR, Gombe to 14 Brigade Ohafia appointed Commander, Brigadier
General A Idris from Army Headquarters Department of Administration
Army to Headquarters 63 Brigade, Asaba appointed Commander,
Brigadier General RT Utsaha from 34 Brigade Garrison, Owerri to 32
Brigade, Akure and appointed Commander, Brigadier General MA Sadiq
from Headquarters Operation DELTA SAFE, Yenagoa to Headquarters 4
Brigade, Benin and appointed Commander, Brigadier General IH Daniel
from 304 Artillery Regiment Maiduguri to 34 Brigade Garrison Oweri
as Commander, Brigadier General EO Ojabo from Defence Headquarters,
Abuja to 81 Division Garrison, Lagos and appointed Commander,
Brigadier General SS Tilawan to remain in Headquarters 5 Brigade as
Commander.

“Colonel FD Babatunde from Headquarters 81 Division, Lagos to
Headquarters Operation SAFE HAVEN Jos appointed Sector Commander,
Colonel OJ Majebi from Operation SAFE HAVEN, Jos to 31 Brigade
Garrison, Minna appointed Commander, Col JC Mbanefo from
Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery to 301 Artillery
Regiment (General Support) and appointed Commander, Colonel MA
Maaji from Depot Nigerian Army Zaria to 4 Operation DELTA SAFE and
appointed Commander amongst others.

“All the postings and appointments take effect from the 18 of
January 2021. While wishing all the officers well in their
respective appointments, the Chief of Army Staff enjoins them to
take their new responsibilities/appointments seriously and
discharge all duties professionally with utmost loyalty to the
nation and the Service.”