According to a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders, Commandants of Training Institutions, Brigade Commanders, Commanding officers, and a number of others are affected by the posting.
According to the statement, the redeployment is intended to improve the administrative and operational efficiency of the Service.
It read, in part, "In an effort to ensure administrative and operational efficiency in the Nigerian Army (NA), and in light of recent operational successes against emerging security threats, Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has approved the redeployment of several senior officers across NA formations and units across the country.
"Among those affected by the redeployment are various Principal Staff Officers of Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders, Commandants of NA Training Institutions, Brigade Commanders, and Commanding Officers, among others.
"Notable among the new General Officers' Commanding (GOC) appointees are Major General I.S. Ali from Headquarters 3 Division to Theatre Command as the new Theatre Commander Joint Task Force North East OPERATION HADIN KAI, Major General AB Ibrahim from Army Headquarters Department of Training to Headquarters 3 Division as the new GOC as well as Commander OPERATION SAFE HAVEN, Major General AS Chinade from Headquarters 2 Division to Headquarters 82 Division as GOC, and Major General M.A. A
"The newly appointed Corps Commanders are Major General CG Musa from Theatre Command to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre as the new Corps Commander, Major General MS Ahmed from Headquarters Theatre Command (Northeast) to Headquarters Nigerian Army Armoured Corps as Corps Commander, Major General BR Sinjen from Nigerian Army School of Artillery to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery as the new Corps Commander, and Major General PE Eromosele from National Defence."
Others include Major Generals A. A. Ayannuga from the Department of Army Transformation to the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command and G. S. Abdullah from the Defence Space Administration to the Nigerian Army Signals.
"Among the new Defence and Army Headquarters Principal Staff Officers are Major General S.E. Udounwa, who is redeployed from Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes to Defence Headquaters as Chief of Defence Training and Operations; Major General SG Mohammed, who is redeployed from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans to the Department of Army Training as Chief of Training; and Major General UT Musa, who is redeployed from Headquarters 82 Division as Chief of Training." The new Director of the Directorate of Defence Information is Brigadier General TI Gusau, who has been transferred from the Department of Special Services at Army Headquarters to the Directorate of Defence Information.
"Among the newly redeployed Brigade Commanders are Brigadier General AM Umar from the Office of the Chief of Army Staff to Headquarters Guards Brigade, Brigadier General S Aliyu from Headquarters 6 Division to Headquarters 63 Brigade, Brigadier General HD Bobbo from the National Defence College to Headquarters 31 Brigade, and Brigadier General MT Aminu from the Army War College Nigeria to Headquarters 35 Brigade, among others.
"It is essential to highlight that redeployment is normal in the Nigerian Army, especially in light of the recent promotions of senior officers approved by the Army Council for the year 2022. All appointees will be reassigned effective January 11, 2022."
(Source: eyewitnessngr.com)
