The development is contained in a statement issued by the
Director Army Public Relations, DAPR, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman.
According to the statement, the new postings were in a bid
to re-strategise the Nigerian Army.
Following the shakeup, the army has posted 147 officers into
Operatio LAFIYA DOLE, some Divisions, formations and training schools.
The statement reads, “In a posting released by the Office of
the Military Secretary (Army), last week, Major General RO Yusuf, Commander,
Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, is now the Commander Training and Doctrine
Command (TRADOC), Minna, while Major General A Oyebade, General Officer
Commanding (GOC), 1 Division Nigerian Army, will move to Army Headquarters as
Chief of Logistics (COLOG), in the same vein, Major General AM Dikko has been
posted from the Office of the National Security Adviser to 1 Division as GOC,
while Major General I Attahiru is now the Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA
DOLE.
“Major General LEO Irabor will now move to Multinational
Joint Task Force (MNJTF), as the Field Commander. Major General PJ Dauke has
been posted from 3 Division to 81 Division as GOC and Brigadier General BI
Ahanotu will be Acting GOC 3 Division.
“The erstwhile Registrar of the Nigerian Defence Academy,
Brigadier General IM Yusuf will be the Acting GOC 7 Division and Brigadier
General SO Olabanji, the Commandant of Amphibious Training School Calabar, is
now the Acting GOC 8 Task Force Division. The GOC 81 Division, Major General EB
Oyefolu, is now the Commander, Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATRAC),
Kontagora, while Brigadier General MG Ali, has been moved to Nigerian Army
Special Forces School Buni Yadi, as Commandant from NATRAC.
“Similarly, Brigadier General IM Obot is Brigade Commander
26 Task Force Brigade, while Brigadier General AO Quadri will move from the
Office of the Chief of Army Staff to 25 Task Force Brigade as Commander.
“Also those affected in the new posting include some
Commanders and Staff Officers at the Defence, Army Headquarters and Brigades.”
By John Owen Nwachukwu
