Shake-Up As Army Appoints New GOCs, DDI, Commanders, Others [FULL LIST]

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major-General Farouk Yahaya, has
approved the appointment of new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs),
General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Commandant of military training
institutions, new Director, Defence Information, among others.

The appointments, which are with immediate effect, according to
the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema
Nwachukwu, are aimed at rejigging the service for efficiency in
command and administration within the Nigerian Army.

Under the new arrangement, Major General A.B Omozoje is now the
Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP), Army headquarters, while Major
General B.O Sawyer is the new Director, Defence Information
(DDI).

Nwachukwu in a statement said: “The Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
Major General Faruk Yahaya has approved the appointment of
Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key
staff that will provide the much needed vigour in his command of
the Nigerian Army (NA). This was disclosed through the NA Posting
released by the Department of Military Secretary on Friday 2 July
2021.

“The COAS approved the appointment of the Commandant Nigerian
Army Armoured School, Maj-Gen B.O Sawyer as the new Director,
Defence Information while the Chief of Operations Army, Maj-Gen I.M
Yusuf becomes the Commandant Nigerian Defence Academy. Maj-Gen T.A
Gagariga will move from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and
Plans to Nigerian Army Artillery Corps as Corps Commander Artillery
and Maj-Gen V.O Ezugwu of Training and Doctrine Command becomes the
Commander Infantry Corps. Maj-Gen M.A Yekini is the new Chief of
Defence Training and Operations, Maj-Gen M.S Yusuf will take over
as Chief of Defence Standard and Evaluation, while the Chief of
Civil – Military Affairs, Maj-Gen A.B Omozoje will take over as the
Chief of Policy and Plans at the Army Headquarters.

“Equally, Maj-Gen S.O Olabanji becomes the Commander Training
and Doctrine Command, Maj-Gen O.A Akintade is the new Chief of Army
Logistics, Maj-Gen O.T Akinjobi takes over as Chief of Operations
(Army), Maj-Gen JA Ataguba becomes the Chief of Army Standard and
Evaluation while Maj-Gens KI Mukhtar and C. Ofoche are the new
Chief of Administration and Chief of Transformation and Innovation
respectively. Maj-Gen AB Ibrahim is appointed as Chief of Training
(Army).

“Among the new field commanders are Maj-Gen A.K Ibrahim who
takes over as the Force Commander Multi National Joint Task Force,
N’Djamena and Maj-Gen I.S Ali who becomes the General Officer
Commanding 3 Division will double as the Commander Special Task
Force Operation Safe Haven.

“The COAS equally approved the appointment of Commanders,
Commandants of NA Institutions, Directors and other key
appointments at both Defence and Army levels. These appointments
take effect immediately”.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major-General Farouk Yahaya, has
approved the appointment of new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs),
General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Commandant of military training
institutions, new Director, Defence Information, among others.

The appointments, which are with immediate effect, according to
the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema
Nwachukwu, are aimed at rejigging the service for efficiency in
command and administration within the Nigerian Army.

Under the new arrangement, Major General A.B Omozoje is now the
Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP), Army headquarters, while Major
General B.O Sawyer is the new Director, Defence Information
(DDI).

Nwachukwu in a statement said: “The Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
Major General Faruk Yahaya has approved the appointment of
Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key
staff that will provide the much needed vigour in his command of
the Nigerian Army (NA). This was disclosed through the NA Posting
released by the Department of Military Secretary on Friday 2 July
2021.

“The COAS approved the appointment of the Commandant Nigerian
Army Armoured School, Maj-Gen B.O Sawyer as the new Director,
Defence Information while the Chief of Operations Army, Maj-Gen I.M
Yusuf becomes the Commandant Nigerian Defence Academy. Maj-Gen T.A
Gagariga will move from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and
Plans to Nigerian Army Artillery Corps as Corps Commander Artillery
and Maj-Gen V.O Ezugwu of Training and Doctrine Command becomes the
Commander Infantry Corps. Maj-Gen M.A Yekini is the new Chief of
Defence Training and Operations, Maj-Gen M.S Yusuf will take over
as Chief of Defence Standard and Evaluation, while the Chief of
Civil – Military Affairs, Maj-Gen A.B Omozoje will take over as the
Chief of Policy and Plans at the Army Headquarters.

“Equally, Maj-Gen S.O Olabanji becomes the Commander Training
and Doctrine Command, Maj-Gen O.A Akintade is the new Chief of Army
Logistics, Maj-Gen O.T Akinjobi takes over as Chief of Operations
(Army), Maj-Gen JA Ataguba becomes the Chief of Army Standard and
Evaluation while Maj-Gens KI Mukhtar and C. Ofoche are the new
Chief of Administration and Chief of Transformation and Innovation
respectively. Maj-Gen AB Ibrahim is appointed as Chief of Training
(Army).

“Among the new field commanders are Maj-Gen A.K Ibrahim who
takes over as the Force Commander Multi National Joint Task Force,
N’Djamena and Maj-Gen I.S Ali who becomes the General Officer
Commanding 3 Division will double as the Commander Special Task
Force Operation Safe Haven.

“The COAS equally approved the appointment of Commanders,
Commandants of NA Institutions, Directors and other key
appointments at both Defence and Army levels. These appointments
take effect immediately”.