Major shake-up in Army

By: Kingsley Omonobi

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the postings and appointments of elder officers to cardinal command, unit and instructional positions crossed formations, units and grooming institutions of the Nigerian Army.

The appointments, according to a connection by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lt. Col Appolonia Anele, is aimed astatine reinvigorating leadership, strengthening bid structures and repositioning the Nigerian Army for heightened operational effectiveness.

Among the 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 to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army, TRADOC, arsenic Commander.

Major General Samson Jiya, from Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, NAHFC, moves to Defence Headquarters Department of Defence Accounts and Budget arsenic Chief of Defence Accounts and Budget.

Other strategical appointments include, Major General Mayirenso Saraso from NAHFC to Army Headquarters Department of Operations, arsenic Chief of Operations (Army); Major General Isa Abdullahi from Defence Headquarters to Army Headquarters Depar-tment of Administration arsenic Chief of Administration (Army).

Major General Musa Etsu-Ndagi moves from Army Headquarters 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.

Equally appointed are Major General Godwin Mutkut, from Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, N’Djamena, to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre, arsenic Corps Commander Infantry, and 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 Cyber Warfare Command to Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals arsenic Corps Commander Signals.

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 Udoka 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 includes, 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 Udoka.

The COAS further appointed Major General Olatokumbo Bello arsenic the Director Defence Media Operations astatine Defence Headquarters portion Brigadier General Samaila Uba was redeployed from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji to Defence Headquarters arsenic Director Defence Information.

Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu charged the recently appointe...