Adelani Adepegba
The Nigerian Army has redeployed senior military officers in a move to rejig the various security operations being carried out by the armed forces .
A total of 1 ,546 officers , including 210 generals , 450 Colonels , 309 Majors, 251 Captains and 322 Lieutenants were affected by the exercise .
A statement on Saturday by the Director , Army Public Relations , Brig . Gen . Sagir Musa, said the posting which takes effect from January 18 , was approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen . Tukur Buratai , and was intended to “ reinvigorate the system for greater performance and effectiveness .”
The posting saw the redeployment of Maj . Gen . F . Agugo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Corps Apapa , Lagos to the Defence Headquareters Department of Communications as Chief of Defence Communications ; Maj . Gen . M Mohammed from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja to Pronto Tech Nigeria Ltd. and appointed Managing Director, Maj . Gen . A Owolabi from Defence Headquarters Abuja ( Department of Communications ) to Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Corps as Commander .
Maj . Gen . A . Bande is to remain as General Officer Commanding 8 Division Sokoto while Maj . Gen . E . Akerejola was moved from Army Headquarters Department of Logistics to Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, Benin as Commandant.
Maj . Gen . U . Mohammed remained in the office of the COAS as the Special Adviser Nigerian Army University Biu and Vice Chairman , Nigerian Army Property Ltd., Abuja , while Maj . Gen . C . Eze was redeployed from the Nigerian Army Special Projects to Army Headquarters , Department of Army Logistics and appointed Director , Engineering Services .
The exercise also affected Maj . Gen . O . Azinta from Defence Space Agency , Abuja , as he was moved to the Defence Headquarters as Director , Psychological Warfare ; Maj . Gen . A . Dauda was moved from National Defence College , Abuja , to Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans and appointed the Director Policy .
Maj . Gen . A . Dusu from Army Headquarters , Department of Policy and Plans was appointed the Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Artillery , Kachia , while Maj . Gen . H Ahmed of the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police maintained his position as the Provost Marshal .
Others include Maj . Gen . T Gagariga who was redeployed from the Nigerian Army School of Artillery , Kachia to Defence Space Agency , Abuja , and appointed as the Deputy Chief of Defence Space Agency; Maj . Gen . J . Iwara from Army Headquarters Department of Standard and Evaluation was posted to the Department of Army Logistics and appointed Director of Logistics Planning .
The statement read, “ Maj . Gen . P . Eze to remain at Headquarters Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole , Maiduguri and appointed Theatre Logistics Component Commander ; Maj . Gen . O . Oluyede to remain in Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole , Damaturu as Commander ; Maj . Gen . B . Sinjen to remain in Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations as Director Operations ; Maj . Gen . R Abubakar to remain in Defence Headquarters as Defence Liaison Officer , Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja .”
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