JUST-IN: New COAS Redeploys Senior Officers In First Shake-up

The caller Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and assignment of elder officers to cardinal command, unit and instructional positions crossed formations, units and grooming institutions of the Nigerian Army (NA).

A connection by the Army Public Relations Officer, Lt-Col. Appolonia Anele, said the determination was aimed astatine reinvigorating leadership, strengthening bid structures and repositioning the Nigerian Army for heightened operational effectiveness.

Among those appointed are Major General Olatokumbo Bello arsenic the Director, Defence Media Operations (DDMO) astatine Defence Headquarters and Brigadier General Samaila Uba moves from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji to Defence Headquarters arsenic Director, Defence Information (DDI).

Other recently appointed elder officers are Major General Bamidele Alabi, who has been redeployed to Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans and appointed Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Major General Jamal Abdulsalam, formerly Chief of Special Services and Programmes astatine Army Headquarters proceeds to Defence Headquarters Department of Operations arsenic Chief of Defence Operations, portion Major General Peter Mala moves from Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC) arsenic Commander.

In the aforesaid vein, Major General Samson Jiya, from Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre (NAHFC) to Defence Headquarters Department of Defence Accounts and Budget arsenic Chief of Defence Accounts and Budget.

Other strategical appointments include, Major General Mayirenso Saraso who moves from NAHFC to Army Headquarters Department of Operations arsenic Chief of Operations (Army), Major General Isa Abdullahi moves from Defence Headquarters to Army Headquarters Department of Administration arsenic Chief of Administration (Army), Major General Musa Etsu-Ndagi from Army Headquarters to Department of Training to Army Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs, arsenic Chief of Civil-Military Affairs. Major General Abubakar Haruna from NAHFC to Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATRAC) Kontagora arsenic Commander and Major General Philip Ilodibia from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans to Defence Space Administration arsenic Chief of Defence Space Administration.

Also appointed are Major General Godwin Mutkut who moves from Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) N’Djamena to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre arsenic Corps Commander Infantry, Major General Umar Abubakar from the Ministry of Defence to Headquarters Nigerian Army Armour Corps arsenic Commander Armour Corps, Major General John Adeyemo moves from Nigerian Army School of Artillery (NASA) to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery arsenic Corps Commander Artillery and Major General Mohammed Abdullahi from Nigerian Army Cyberwarfare Command to Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals arsenic Corps Commander Signals.

Additionally, Major General Taofik Sidick has been redeployed from the NAHFC to Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps arsenic Chief of Accounts and Budget (Army), Major General Abdullahi Ibrahim from NAHFC to Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps arsenic Corps Commander Ordnance, Major General Adeyinka Adereti from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers arsenic Corps Commander, Major General Nansak Shagaya from Army Headquarters Department of Operations to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport arsenic Corps Commander Supply and Transport portion Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed has been appointed Acting Corps Commander Education.

The COAS besides approved the assignment of Major General Oluyemi Olatoye, from Headquarters 82 Division/ Joint Task Force South-East Operation UDO KA to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, and appointed Commandant, Major General Emmanuel Mustapha from Defence Space Administration to Nigerian Army Signal School arsenic Commandant, Major General Adamu Hassan from Nigerian Defence Section, Riyadh, to Nigerian Army School of Artillery arsenic Commandant and Brigadier General John Bulus from Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps to Nigerian Army School of Finance and Accounts arsenic Commandant.

Senior officers appointed arsenic tract commanders include, Major General Saidu Audu from Army Headquarters Department of Training to Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), N’Djamena, arsenic Force Commander, Major General Warrah Idris from Defence Headquarters to Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA arsenic Commander and Major General Oluremi Fadairo from Army Headquarters Department of Civil Military Affairs to 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu arsenic General Officer Commanding and Commander Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA.

The Army Chief, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu charged the recently appointed elder officers to bring to carnivore their wealthiness of operational experience, administrativ...