VICE Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, chief of the Naval Staff,  has reshuffled top staff of the Nigerian Navy with 21 rear admirals redeployed.

Captain Suleiman Dahun, acting director of Navy Information, said in a statement on Thursday, June 15, that the new flag officer Commanding Western Naval Command is Rear Admiral SAG Abbah, formerly Navy secretary while Rear Admiral VO Adedipe, formerly deputy commandant Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, moves to Eastern Naval Command as Flag Officer Commanding. Rear Admiral PA Onaji, formerly Fleet Commander Eastern Fleet, has been appointed Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command, while Rear Admiral OF Ofodile, formerly Chief Staff Officer Eastern Naval Command is now Flag Officer Commanding Naval Training Command.

Rear Admiral AB Al-Hassan, formerly director, Project Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, is the new Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command. Rear Admiral SMD Usman, formerly Chief Staff Officer Logistics Command moves to Naval Headquarters as director, Project Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate.

Rear Admiral HA Babalola retains his appointment as chief of Policy and Plans Naval Headquarters, while Rear Admiral JO Oluwole, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command resumes at Naval Headquarters as Chief of Logistics.

Also affected is Rear Admiral AA Osinowo, formerly Chief of Training and Operations Naval Headquarters, who is now the Commandant National Defence College, while Rear Admiral F.D Bobai, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, moves to Naval Headquarters as chief of Training and Operations.

Rear Admiral Bee Ibe-Enwo, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command, resumes at the Naval Headquarters as chief of Naval Standards and Safety, while Rear Admiral I.O Mohammed, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Naval Training Command, is now appointed Deputy Commandant Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji. Rear Admiral T Dick, formerly chief of Logistics has been reappointed chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Admiral MA Emuekpere, formerly director of Naval Intelligence is now chief Staff Officer Western Naval Command.

Rear Admiral NP Aliyu, formerly chief Staff Officer Naval Training Command moves to DIA as director of Logistics, while Rear Admiral S.I Enoch, formerly chief staff officer, Central Naval Command, has been is now director of Search and Rescue at the Defence Headquarters.

Rear Admiral MM Kafiristan’s, formerly Commandant Naval War College, is appointed the Navy secretary, while Rear Admiral T.C Udofia, formerly chief staff officer, Western Naval Command, is now Commandant Naval War College. Rear Admiral OH Ngalabak, formerly Fleet Commander Central Fleet, has been appointed director of Operations Naval Headquarters.

Rear Admiral F. F Ogu, former director, Manning Naval Headquarters, is now  chief staff officer, Central Naval Command. Rear Admiral AZ Gambo, formerly director of Search and Rescue Defence Headquarters, resumes as chief Staff Officer Naval Training Command.

– June 16, 2017 @ 3:40 GMT /