37 New Major Generals Appointed in Nigerian Army

Thu, Jul 30, 2015
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MAJOR General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, chief of army staff, 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 the 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 of 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 T.C Ude, Commander, OPERATIONS SAFE HAVEN (STF Jos).

Others are Major General L.W Wiwa now Deputy Commandant of Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre. Major General A Oyebade is now the general officer commanding 1 Division, Major General L.C Ilo, General officer commanding 2 Division,   Major General H Umaru, general officer commanding 3 Division, Major General I.H 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, according to a statement from Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, acting director, Army Public Relations made available to Realnews on Wednesday, July 29.

—  July 29, 2015 @ 11. 59 GMT

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