Shakeup As Army Appoints New GOCs, PSO, Others [FULL LIST]

The Nigerian Army has announced the appointment of new General
Officers Commanding, Principal Staff Officers, commandant of
tri-service institution and army training centres, corps
commanders, among other positions to man the various divisions,
units and commands of the service.

Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Mohammed
Yerima, who made this known on Saturday, said the redeployment,
approved by Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General Ibrahim
Attahiru, is aimed at repositioning the service for optimal
performance.

He said all the postings and appointments takes effect from
March 10, the COAS urged the new appointees to carry out their
responsibilities in the most professional manner and with absolute
loyalty to the Commander-in-Chief and in defence of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Yerima said in a statement:

‘In a bid to re-position the Nigerian Army (NA) for optimal
performance, the NA has released postings and appointments of some
affected senior officers. The posting which was approved by the
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru is
a normal routine aimed at re-invigorating the system.

‘The major highlights of the postings and appointments
include; Major General AS Maikobi from Administrative Staff College
of Nigeria (ASCON), to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command
and appointed Commander, Major General DC Onyemulu from Armed
Forces Simulation Centre to Special Task Force (Operation SAFE
HAVEN) and appointed Commander, Major General SA Yaro from Nigerian
Army Welfare Limited by Guarantee to Nigerian Defence Academy as
Commandant, Major General LA Adegboye from Headquarters 82 Division
to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Training and
Operations, Major General OI Uzamere from Army Headquarters
Department of Army Logistics to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre
and appointed Commander, Major General OF Azinta from Defence
Headquarters to Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and
appointed Chief of Training, Major General JB Olawumi to remian in
Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Logistics,
Major General CO Ude from Defence Headquarters to Nigerian Army
Training Centre and appointed Commander, Major General G Oyefesobi
from Defence Intelligence Agency to Headquarters Command Army
Records and appointed Commander, Major General BM Shafa from
Defence Research Development Bureau to Army Headquarters Department
of Army Transformation and Innovation and appointed Chief of
Transformation and Innovation, Major General KAY Isiyaku from
Defence Headquarters Garrison to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps
of Artillery and appointed Corps Commander Artillery.

‘Others include Major General MO Uzoh from Nigerian Army
Resource Centre to Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria and
appointed Director General, Major General AM Aliyu from
Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command to Army Headquarters
Department of Administration (Army) and appointed Chief of
Administration, Major General CC Okonkwo from Special Tasks Force
(Operations SAFE HAVEN) to Nigerian Army Welfare Limited by
Guarantee and appointed Group Managing Director, Major General JJ
Ogunlade from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Headquarters
Multinational Joint Tasks Force and appointed Force Commander,
Major General AM Dauda from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to
Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps and appointed Corps
Commander Ordnance, Major General AA Jidda from Ministry of Defence
to Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics and appointed
Chief of Logistics (Army), Major General IM Yusuf from
Multinational Joint Tasks Force to Army Headquarters Department of
Army Operations and appointed Chief of Operations, Major General SA
Adebayo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps to
Defence Intelligence Agency and appointed Chief of Defence
Intelligence, Major General FB Fakrogha from Defence Space
Administration to Defence Headquarters Garrison and appointed
Commander, Major General AB Omozoje from Headquarters 2 Division to
Army Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs and
appointed Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Major General EN Njoku
from Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation
to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence
Communications , Major General BA Isandu from Nigerian Army
Intelligence and Cyber Warfare School to Defence Intelligence
Agency and appointed Director of Operations, Major General AM Alabi
from Army Headquarters Department of Projects and Programmes to
Nigerian Army Ordnance School and appointed Commandant, Major
General AA Adesope from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters
Nigerian Army Finance Corps and appointed Chief of Account and
Budget (Army).

‘Similarly, Major General KI Mukhtar from Depot Nigerian
Army to Nigerian Army School of Infantry and appointed Commandant,
Major General DH Ali-Keffi from Defence Intelligence Agency to
Headquarters 1 Division and appointed General Officer Commanding,
Major General TA Lagbaja from Army Headquarters Department of
Training and Operations to Headquarters 82 Division and appointed
General Officer Commanding, Major General S Dahiru from Army
Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation to Army
Headquarters Garrison and appointed Commander, Major General UA
Yusuf from ECOWAS to Headquarters 8 Division and appointed General
Officer Commanding, Major General LA Fejokwu from Army Headquarters
Department of Administration (Army) to Headquarters 81 Division and
appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General AB Ibrahim from
Defence Space Administration to Depot Nigerian Army and appointed
Commandant, Major General JO Ochai from Defence Headquarters to
Army Headquarters Department of Army Operations and appointed
Director Operations, Major General GU Chibuisi from Army
Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs to Headquarters 2
Division and appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General SG
Mohammed from Army Headquarters Department of Training and
Operations to Headquarters 6 Division and appointed General Officer
Commanding.

‘Others include Brigadier General IA Doma from Headquarters
Training and Doctrine Command to Nigerian Army Properties Limited
and appointed Managing Director, Brigadier General A Adamu from
Directorate of Automated Data Processing to Nigerian Army Cyber
Warfare Command and appointed Commander, Brigadier General V
Ebhaleme from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Army Headquarters
Department of Army Operations and appointed Acting Director Peace
Keeping Operations, Brigadier General CU Onwunle from Defence
Headquarters to Directorate of Army Data Processing and appointed
Director, Brigadier General ASO Onilenla to remain in Defence
Intelligence Agency and appointed Acting Director Foreign Liaison,
Brigadier General HT Wesley from Army Headquarters Department of
Army Logistics to Office of the Chief of Army Staff and appointed
Head Operations Monitoring Team, Brigadier General BA Muhammad from
Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and lnnovation to 3
Division and appointed Acting General Officer Commanding, Brigadier
General AU Kuliya from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and
Plans to Headquarters Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and
appointed Acting Chief of Military lntelligence, Brigadier General
DI Salihu from Intelligence Support Command to Land Forces
Simulation Centre Nigeria and appointed Acting Director General,
Brigadier General LG Lepdung from Headquarters Training and
Doctrine Command to Headquarters 4 Special Forces Command and
appointed Acting Commander, Brigadier General OA Fawole from Army
School of Physical Training to Headquarters Directorate of Army
Physical Training and appointed Director Physical Training,
Brigadier General AK Onasoga from Headquarters Nigerian Army
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to Command Engineering Depot
and appointed Acting Commander, Colonel AS Maikano from 81 Division
Finance to Nigerian Army Welfare Insurance Scheme and appointed
Acting Managing Director and Colonel AA Yusuf from 82 Division
Public Relations to Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and
Information and appointed Acting Commandant.

‘All postings and appointments takes effect from 10 March 2021.
While wishing the newly posted senior officers well in their
respective formations/units the Chief of Army Staff urge them to
carry out their responsibilities in the most professional manner
and absolute loyalty to the Commander- in -Chief and in defence of
the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

‘You are please requested to disseminate this information to the
general public through your medium.’

The Nigerian Army has announced the appointment of new General
Officers Commanding, Principal Staff Officers, commandant of
tri-service institution and army training centres, corps
commanders, among other positions to man the various divisions,
units and commands of the service.

Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Mohammed
Yerima, who made this known on Saturday, said the redeployment,
approved by Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General Ibrahim
Attahiru, is aimed at repositioning the service for optimal
performance.

He said all the postings and appointments takes effect from
March 10, the COAS urged the new appointees to carry out their
responsibilities in the most professional manner and with absolute
loyalty to the Commander-in-Chief and in defence of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Yerima said in a statement:

‘In a bid to re-position the Nigerian Army (NA) for optimal
performance, the NA has released postings and appointments of some
affected senior officers. The posting which was approved by the
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru is
a normal routine aimed at re-invigorating the system.

‘The major highlights of the postings and appointments
include; Major General AS Maikobi from Administrative Staff College
of Nigeria (ASCON), to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command
and appointed Commander, Major General DC Onyemulu from Armed
Forces Simulation Centre to Special Task Force (Operation SAFE
HAVEN) and appointed Commander, Major General SA Yaro from Nigerian
Army Welfare Limited by Guarantee to Nigerian Defence Academy as
Commandant, Major General LA Adegboye from Headquarters 82 Division
to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Training and
Operations, Major General OI Uzamere from Army Headquarters
Department of Army Logistics to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre
and appointed Commander, Major General OF Azinta from Defence
Headquarters to Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and
appointed Chief of Training, Major General JB Olawumi to remian in
Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Logistics,
Major General CO Ude from Defence Headquarters to Nigerian Army
Training Centre and appointed Commander, Major General G Oyefesobi
from Defence Intelligence Agency to Headquarters Command Army
Records and appointed Commander, Major General BM Shafa from
Defence Research Development Bureau to Army Headquarters Department
of Army Transformation and Innovation and appointed Chief of
Transformation and Innovation, Major General KAY Isiyaku from
Defence Headquarters Garrison to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps
of Artillery and appointed Corps Commander Artillery.

‘Others include Major General MO Uzoh from Nigerian Army
Resource Centre to Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria and
appointed Director General, Major General AM Aliyu from
Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command to Army Headquarters
Department of Administration (Army) and appointed Chief of
Administration, Major General CC Okonkwo from Special Tasks Force
(Operations SAFE HAVEN) to Nigerian Army Welfare Limited by
Guarantee and appointed Group Managing Director, Major General JJ
Ogunlade from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Headquarters
Multinational Joint Tasks Force and appointed Force Commander,
Major General AM Dauda from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to
Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps and appointed Corps
Commander Ordnance, Major General AA Jidda from Ministry of Defence
to Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics and appointed
Chief of Logistics (Army), Major General IM Yusuf from
Multinational Joint Tasks Force to Army Headquarters Department of
Army Operations and appointed Chief of Operations, Major General SA
Adebayo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps to
Defence Intelligence Agency and appointed Chief of Defence
Intelligence, Major General FB Fakrogha from Defence Space
Administration to Defence Headquarters Garrison and appointed
Commander, Major General AB Omozoje from Headquarters 2 Division to
Army Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs and
appointed Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Major General EN Njoku
from Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation
to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence
Communications , Major General BA Isandu from Nigerian Army
Intelligence and Cyber Warfare School to Defence Intelligence
Agency and appointed Director of Operations, Major General AM Alabi
from Army Headquarters Department of Projects and Programmes to
Nigerian Army Ordnance School and appointed Commandant, Major
General AA Adesope from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters
Nigerian Army Finance Corps and appointed Chief of Account and
Budget (Army).

‘Similarly, Major General KI Mukhtar from Depot Nigerian
Army to Nigerian Army School of Infantry and appointed Commandant,
Major General DH Ali-Keffi from Defence Intelligence Agency to
Headquarters 1 Division and appointed General Officer Commanding,
Major General TA Lagbaja from Army Headquarters Department of
Training and Operations to Headquarters 82 Division and appointed
General Officer Commanding, Major General S Dahiru from Army
Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation to Army
Headquarters Garrison and appointed Commander, Major General UA
Yusuf from ECOWAS to Headquarters 8 Division and appointed General
Officer Commanding, Major General LA Fejokwu from Army Headquarters
Department of Administration (Army) to Headquarters 81 Division and
appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General AB Ibrahim from
Defence Space Administration to Depot Nigerian Army and appointed
Commandant, Major General JO Ochai from Defence Headquarters to
Army Headquarters Department of Army Operations and appointed
Director Operations, Major General GU Chibuisi from Army
Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs to Headquarters 2
Division and appointed General Officer Commanding, Major General SG
Mohammed from Army Headquarters Department of Training and
Operations to Headquarters 6 Division and appointed General Officer
Commanding.

‘Others include Brigadier General IA Doma from Headquarters
Training and Doctrine Command to Nigerian Army Properties Limited
and appointed Managing Director, Brigadier General A Adamu from
Directorate of Automated Data Processing to Nigerian Army Cyber
Warfare Command and appointed Commander, Brigadier General V
Ebhaleme from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Army Headquarters
Department of Army Operations and appointed Acting Director Peace
Keeping Operations, Brigadier General CU Onwunle from Defence
Headquarters to Directorate of Army Data Processing and appointed
Director, Brigadier General ASO Onilenla to remain in Defence
Intelligence Agency and appointed Acting Director Foreign Liaison,
Brigadier General HT Wesley from Army Headquarters Department of
Army Logistics to Office of the Chief of Army Staff and appointed
Head Operations Monitoring Team, Brigadier General BA Muhammad from
Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and lnnovation to 3
Division and appointed Acting General Officer Commanding, Brigadier
General AU Kuliya from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and
Plans to Headquarters Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and
appointed Acting Chief of Military lntelligence, Brigadier General
DI Salihu from Intelligence Support Command to Land Forces
Simulation Centre Nigeria and appointed Acting Director General,
Brigadier General LG Lepdung from Headquarters Training and
Doctrine Command to Headquarters 4 Special Forces Command and
appointed Acting Commander, Brigadier General OA Fawole from Army
School of Physical Training to Headquarters Directorate of Army
Physical Training and appointed Director Physical Training,
Brigadier General AK Onasoga from Headquarters Nigerian Army
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to Command Engineering Depot
and appointed Acting Commander, Colonel AS Maikano from 81 Division
Finance to Nigerian Army Welfare Insurance Scheme and appointed
Acting Managing Director and Colonel AA Yusuf from 82 Division
Public Relations to Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and
Information and appointed Acting Commandant.

‘All postings and appointments takes effect from 10 March 2021.
While wishing the newly posted senior officers well in their
respective formations/units the Chief of Army Staff urge them to
carry out their responsibilities in the most professional manner
and absolute loyalty to the Commander- in -Chief and in defence of
the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

‘You are please requested to disseminate this information to the
general public through your medium.’