New General Officers Commanding, Principal Staff Officers, Commandant of tri-service institutions, and army training centres have been appointed by the Nigerian Army.
The fresh appointments made by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru were made public in a statement on Saturday, by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Yerima.
The statement titled, ‘Nigeria Army approves new postings and appointments,’ explained that the redeployment was aimed at repositioning the army for optimal performance.
According to the statement which urged the new officers to discharge their responsibilities with “absolute loyalty to the Commander-in-Chief and in defence of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” all the appointments and postings will take effect from March 10, 2021.
The statement said “Maj. Gen. AS Maikobi was posted from the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria to the Headquarters, Training and Doctrine Command while Maj. Gen. DC Onyemulu from the Armed Forces Simulation Centre was appointed Commander, Special Task Force (Operation Safe Haven).
Maj. Gen SA Yaro of the Nigerian Army Welfare Limited by Guarantee was posted as Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy; Maj. Gen. LA Adegboye of the Headquarters 82 Division was appointed Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Defence Headquarters; Maj. Gen. OI Uzamere from Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics was moved to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre as commander.
It also added that; Gen. OF Azinta from Defence Headquarters was appointed Chief of Training, Army Headquarters Department of Army Training while Maj. Gen. JB Olawumi is to remain in Defence Headquarters as Chief of Defence Logistics.
“Maj. Gen. CO Ude was redeployed from the Defence Headquarters and appointed Commander, Nigerian Army Training Centre; Maj. Gen. G. Oyefesobi was posted from Defence Intelligence Agency to Headquarters Command Army Records while Maj. Gen. BM Shafa of the Defence Research Development Bureau was appointed Chief of Transformation and Innovation, Army Headquarters Department of Army Transformation and Innovation.”
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has denied claims that four soldiers were killed on Thursday when bandits attacked a military base in Katsina State.
The Army in an official statement released on Saturday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Mohammed Yerima confirmed the clash between bandits and soldiers in Katsina on Thursday, but denied the killing of four soldiers during the clash.