Ozil, Kolasinac attacker jailed for 10 years – TheNigerialawyer

An armed mugger has been jailed for 10 years after attempting to
rob Arsenal duo Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac of luxury watches
worth £200,000 ($257,000, 231,000 euros).

Harrow Crown Court heard that Ashley Smith and his accomplice
did not count on the bravery of Bosnian defender Kolasinac in
fighting back during the attack in London in July.

Ozil then drove them from the ambush as the would-be robbers
pursued them on a stolen moped and threw stones, the court
heard.

Smith, 30, was described by judge Ian Bourne QC as a prolific
“career criminal” who was well known to police.

A second man, Jordan Northover, has also pleaded guilty to the
attempted robbery just feet from Kolasinac’s home, and will be
sentenced at a later date.

Smith and Northover were “armed and dangerous” with a knitting
needle and a pointed screwdriver as weapons, according to the
judge.

“Between them they produced these weapons which they threatened
Mr Kolasinac with, a long pointed blade which was thrust in the
victim’s direction and made contact with him.

“The two of them had not counted on Mr Kolasinac fighting back
and he behaved incredibly bravely.”

The court heard that footage showed Kolasinac attempting to
engage with the culprits, but he was able to get in the car which
was then driven away by Ozil.

Both players and Ozil’s wife were able to flee despite being
pursued by the defendants, who threw stones at the car.

Officers were able to trace the defendants and arrest them after
a member of the public later saw the moped being parked in Boreham
Wood and called police.

The judge stated that Smith has “an appalling criminal record”
of 20 convictions from 38 offences dating back to when he was 14
years old. AFP

Nigerian Army, Airforce, Navy Release Names of Newly
Promoted Top Military Officers

Nigerian Army Promotes Officers to the Rank of
General

The Nigerian Army Council on Saturday the 9th of November 2019
has approved the promotion of senior officers to the next ranks of
Major General and Brigadier General respectively.

Among those lucky to be promoted to Major General are Brigadier
General S Idris, Defence Headquarters Abuja, Brigadier General DC
Onyemulu, Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre Oshodi Lagos,
Brigadier General BO Sawyer Army Headquarters Department of Policy
and Plans, Brigadier General GS Abdullahi Defence Headquarters
Abuja, Brigadier General IM Obot Nigerian Army Resource Centre,
Abuja, Brigadier General AL Lawal, Nigerian High Commission, Cairo
Egypt, Brigadier General LA Adegboye, Headquarters 82 Division
Enugu, Brigadier General AB Ibrahim Army Headquarters Training and
Operations, Brigadier General PB Fakroga Headquarters Nigerian Army
Women Corps, Brigadier General CK Nwosu Nigerian Army Special
Forces School, Buni Yadi, and Brigadier General HI Bature,
Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Minna.

The others are Brigadier Generals AL Dusu, Defence Headquarters,
Abuja, MA Masanawa, Ammunition Central Depot Agunu, Kachia, JA
Ataguba, Land Forces Simulation Centre, Abuja, AE Attu, National
Defence College, Abuja, BA Isandu, Nigerian Army Intelligence
School, Lagos, SS Araoye, Command Engineering Depot Kaduna, MS
Ahmed, SI List Nigerian Embasy Riyad, GAT Ochigbano, Army
Headquarters Department of Military Secretary, TA Lagbaja,
Headquarters 2 Brigade Abak Uyo, LA Fejokwu, Army Headquarters
Department of Administration ‘Army’, PE Eromosele, National Defence
College, Abuja, AM Alabi, Headquarters Theatre Command Operation
LAFIYA DOLE Maiduguri, GO Adesina, Army Headquarters Department of
Policy and Plans, MM Bunza, Nigerian Military School Zaria, AA
Adesope, Directorate of Audit and Financial Management Office of
the Chief of Army Staff, KI Muktar, Army Headquarters Department of
Administration ‘Army’, OO Olatunde, Headquarters 35 Brigade, –
(posthumously promoted), EA Ndagi, Office of the National Security
Adviser, KO Aligbe Defence Headquarters, UA Yusuf, African Standby
Force ECOWAS Headquarters, Abuja, OC Ajunwa, Nigerian Embassy
Brasilia, FO Omoigui Army Headquarters Department of Training and
Operations, OA Akinyemi Administrative Staff College of Nigeria,
Badagry, Lagos among others.

Those promoted to Brigadier Generals are BYD Sakaba, Defence
Headquarters Abuja, AY Bwala 302 Artillery Regiment Onitsha, AA
Adekoya, Defence Intelligence Agency, NJ Edet Headquarters 81
Division, Lagos, EC Obi-Osang, Headquarters Nigerian Army Special
Forces Command, Buni Yadi, AO Arogbofa, Headquarters 102 Division
Equipment Support, S Nicodemus, Headquarters 6 Division
Portharcourt, WB Idris, 17 Brigade, Katsina, IO Olatunji,
Headquarters 8 Division, Sokoto, ST Audu, Headquarters 21 Brigade,
Yola, UT Opuene, Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre, Jaji, MD
Abumawashi, Headquarters Op LAFIA DOLE, Maiduguri, LG Lepdung,
Headquarters Infantry Corps, Jaji, Kaduna, AOD Okoro, Department
Administration ‘Army’, ASM Wase, Department of Training and
Operations ‘Army’, AL Okpodu, Nigerian Army Aviation, S Nuhu, Army
Headquarters Department of Training and Operations, EO OJO, Special
Task Force, Operation SAFE HAVEN, JR Lar, 31 Artillery Brigade
Garrison, Minna, SJA Ilori, Department of Army Transformation and
Innovation.

Also elavated to Brigadier Generals are NB Ebulue Defence
Intelligence Agency, KO Ukandu Army Headquarters Department of
Administration, AG Laka Army War College, Abuja, EI Etuk,
Multinational Joint Task Force N’Djamena, ME Onoja, 1 Military
Intelligence Brigade, Kaduna, EI Okoro, Nigerian Army War College,
MB Wabili, Nigerian Army Super Camp Benisheik, KE Chigbu Army
Headquarters Department of Training and Operations, SO Nwafor 303
Artillery Regiment General Support and I Otu Headquarters 7
Division Maiduguri.

Others are SO Adejimi, Headquarters 6 Division Supply and
Transport, SD Makolo Headquarters Department of Transformation and
Innovation, VD Beryo Headquarters Ordnance Corps, MO Erebulu 2
Provost Group, Ibadan, A Idris, Directorate of Army Reserve
Recruitment and Resettlement Rear, CA Ataki Department of Policy
and Plans ‘Army’, FO Omata, Special Task Force Operation SAFE
HAVEN, CC Ogbu, Institute of Army Education, AE Owiriwa 82 Division
Ordnance Services, ROO Cole, Nigerian Army Ordnance Tailoring
Factory Yaba, Lagos, TI Gusau, Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja,
GC Nkenke, 8 Division Supply and Transport and M Galadima,
Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps Apapa, Lagos, M Auta,
Nigerian Army University Biu, O Nwachukwu Defence Headquarters
Defence Information, I Ahmed Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, S
Nuhu Army Headquarters Department of Administration and AAW Hassan
Armed Forces Command and Staff College among others.

The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai congratulates the
beneficiaries and charged them to redouble their efforts in the
discharge of their responsibilities.

SAGIR MUSA

Colonel

Acting Director Army Public Relations

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NAF Releases List of Newly Promoted Senior
Officers

1. The Air Force Council (AFC) yesterday, 9 November 2019,
approved the promotion of a total of 99 senior officers to the next
higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The affected senior
officers comprise 13 Air Commodores (Air Cdres) who were promoted
to the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM), 35 Group Captains (Gp Capts)
who were promoted to the rank of Air Cdre and 51 Wing Commanders
(Wg Cdrs) promoted to the rank of Gp Capt.

2. Those promoted to the rank of AVM include, Air Cdres Ayoola
Jolasinmi, Hassan Abubakar, Jackson Yusuf, Austine Imafidor, Pius
Oahimire, Dalhat Ladan, Cosmas Ozougwu, Isah Muhammad, Sunday
Makinde, Abubakar Yusuf, Abubakar Adamu, Ado Inuwa and Ademola
Durotoye. Among those promoted from the rank of Gp Capt to Air Cdre
are Ahmed Idris, Olasunkanmi Abidoye, Olusola Akinboyewa, Isaac
Subi, Japhet Ekwuribe, Solomon Lazarus, Ahmed Dari, Emeka Ashiegbu
and Abdullahi Bello.

3. Others promoted to the rank of Air Cdre include, Yuhana
Katabiya, Gambo Adamu, Alheri Dakwat, Olayinka Oyesola, Adedoyin
Oyenusi, Edward Gapkwet, Friday Ekpah, Luther Kamat, Joktan
Chidama, Felix Uwakara, Mikail Abdulraheem and Ernest Owai. Gp
Capts Glenn Nkanang, Chidiebere Obiabaka, Raphael Ojo, Mohammed
Isah, Ibitoye Ajiboye, Shani Bukar, Wapkerem Maigida, Atang Sambo,
Daniel Akpan, Olanrewaju Oyename, Boniface Ifeobu, Godwin Udoh,
Ayodele Hanidu and Azubuike Chukwuka were also promoted to the rank
of Air Cdre.

4. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on
behalf of officers, airmen, airwomen and civilian staff of the NAF,
heartily congratulates the newly promoted senior officers and urges
them to see the elevation as motivation to re-dedicate themselves
towards more effective and efficient service delivery. The newly
promoted senior officers will be decorated with their new ranks at
a later date.

5. You are please requested to disseminate this information
through your medium for the awareness of the general public. Thank
you for your usual support and cooperation.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA

Air Commodore

Director of Public Relations and Information

Nigerian Air Force

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Nigerian Navy Promotes Senior Naval
Officers

The Navy Board on Saturday 9 November 2019 approved the
promotions of 140 naval officers to various senior ranks in the
Nigerian Navy. Breakdown of the promotion released showed that 65
Lieutenant Commanders were promoted to the rank of Commander, 26
Commanders were promoted to Captain, 32 Captains to Commodore and
17 Commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.

The newly promoted Rear Admirals are Dickson Olisemenogor,
Elkanah Jaiyeola, Baribuma Kole, Othaniel Filafa, Akinga Ayafa,
Danjuma Moses, Vincent Okeke, Yakubu Wambai, Emmanuel Beckley,
Perry Onwuzulike, Nuhu Bala, Chukwu Okafor, Tanko Pani, Ibrahim
Dewu, Monday Unurhiere, Joseph Akpan and Olumuyiwa Olotu.

The newly promoted Commodores are Kabir Mohammed, Shehu Gombe,
Ibrahim Mohammed, Musa Katagum, Gideon Kachim, Semiu Adepegba,
Pakiribo Anabraba, Bob-Manuel Effiong, Suleiman Ibrahim, Danjuma
Ndanusa, Haruna Zego, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, Victor Choji, Mohammed
Dahiru, Nnamdi Ekwom, Stephen Ibrahim, Desmond Igbo, Mohammed Muye,
Kunle Oguntuga, Aniefiok Uko, Olufemi Adeleke, Etop Ebe, Usman
Faruk, Paul Efe-Oghene, Michael Igwe, Ikenna Ubani, Musliu Yussuff,
Samuel Ngatuwa, Omotola Olukoya, Dolapo Shittu, Abiodun Alade and
Emmanuel Anakwe.

The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas on
behalf of officers, ratings and civilian staff of the Nigerian
Navy, rejoices with these newly promoted officers and their
families and charges them to rededicate themselves to their
responsibilities and remain loyal to the nation and the
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR.

SULEMAN DAHUN

Commodore

for Chief of the Naval Staff