NIGERIAN ARMY REPORTS GENERALS

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Yusufu Buratai today approved the postings and appointments of 334 officers of the Nigerian Army officers with various effective dates.

These include some Principal Staff Officers at Defence and Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders and General Officers Commanding as well as other commanders. They include 37 Major Generals, 57 Brigadier Generals, 128 Colonels, several Lieutenants Colonels and others. 

Some of those affected were the General Officers Commanding 1, 2, 3, 81 and 82 Divisions, Operations Pulo Shield and Safe Haven of Niger Delta and Plateau States.

Some those affected includes:

Major General MA Koleoso who is now Commander TRADOC

Major General SN Muazu who moved from 2 Division to the Headquarters Infantry Corps and appointed Commander

Major General MT Ibrahim, from Department of Army Standard and Evaluation to Nigerian Defence Academy and appointed Commandant.

Major General LKJ Ogunewe is now the Chief of Policy and Plans

Major General FO Alli, is now Chief of Training and Operations and Major General AA Salihu, Chief of Logistics.

Others includes Major General AG Okunola, who now Commander of Operation PULO SHIELD (JTF) and

Major General TC Ude, Commander, OPERATIONS SAFE HAVEN (STF Jos).

Others are Major General LW Wiwa now Deputy Commandant of Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre.

Major General A Oyebade is now the General Officer Commanding 1 Division

Major General LC Ilo, General Officer Commanding 2 Division

Major General H Umaru, General Officer Commanding 3 Division

Major General IH Edet, General Officer Commanding 81 Division and Brigadier General I Attahiru is now the Acting General Officer Commanding 82 Division.

While Brigadier General AT Hamman is now the Acting Provost  Marshal,

Brigadier General LF Abdullahi, Acting Commander, Nigerian Army Education Corps and

Colonel R Abubakar, Acting Director Defence Information, amongst others.

 
Please disseminate this information to the public through your medium. 
Thank you.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman 
Acting Director Army Public Relations