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Nigerian army redeploys GOCs, Theatre Commanders

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Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"RjSdd7q2" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Chief of Army Staff &lpar;COAS&rpar;&comma; Lt&period;-Gen&period; Faruk Yahaya has approved the redeployment of senior officers in an effort to ensure administrative and operational efficiency in the Nigerian Army &lpar;NA&rpar;&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"ZljGfFOb" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Director&comma; Army Public Relations&comma; Brig&period;-Gen&period; Onyema Nwachukwu&comma; in a statement on Saturday&comma; said the new postings and appointments was aimed at sustaining the recent operational successes recorded in combating emerging security challenges in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nwachukwu said that the officers affected are Major Generals and Brigadier Generals amongst several other senior officers across army formations and units&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He added that those affected in the redeployment include some Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters&comma; Corps Commanders&comma; Commandants of Army Training Institutions&comma; Brigade Commanders&comma; Commanding officers and several others&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"E0BlEXds" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;05&sol;special-report2023-and-issues-that-shaped-the-polity-in-2022&sol;">Special Report&colon;2023 And Issues That Shaped The Polity In 2022<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In the new appointment&comma; Nwachukwu said the General Officer Commanding &lpar;GOC&rpar; 3 Division&comma; Maj&period;-Gen&period; Ibrahim Ali&comma; moves to the North East as Theatre Commander Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai &lpar;OPHK&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He said the Chief of Training &lpar;Army&rpar;&comma; Maj&period;-Gen&period; Abdulsalam Ibrahim had been appointed the GOC 3 Division as well as Commander Operation Safe Haven &lpar;OPSH&rpar;&comma; while Maj&period;-Gen&period; AS Chinade would moves from Headquarters 2 Division to Headquarters 82 Division as GOC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said that Maj&period;-Gen&period; GM Mutkut had been appointed the GOC 8 Division and Commander Operation Hadarin Daji &lpar;OPHD&rpar; from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Those newly appointed Corps Commanders are the erstwhile theatre Commander&comma; OPHK&comma; Maj&period;-Gen&period; Christopher Musa&comma; as the new Corps Commander&comma; Infantry Corps&comma; while Maj&period;-Gen&period; MS Ahmed moves to Headquarters Nigerian Army Armoured Corps as Corps Commander&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Maj&period;-Gen&period; BR Sinjen moves from Nigerian Army School of Artillery to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery as the new Corps Commander&comma; and Maj&period;-Gen&period; PE Eromosele moves from National Defence College to Headquarters Nigerian Army Engineers as commander&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Also&comma; Maj&period;-Gen&period; AA Ayannuga moves to Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command as commander&comma; while Maj&period;-Gen&period; GS Abdullahi moves from Defence Space Administration to Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Among the new Defence and Army Headquarters Principal Staff Officers are Maj&period;-Gen&period; Solomon Udounwa who is redeployed from Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes to Defence Headquaters as Chief of Defence Training and Operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Maj&period;-Gen&period; SG Mohammed has been appointed the Chief of Training&comma; Maj&period;-Gen&period; UT Musa from Headquarters 82 Division to the Department of Army Administration as Director Personnel Management&comma; while Maj&period;-Gen&period; Y Yahaya from Headquarters 31 Artillery Brigade moves to Department of Army Administration as the Director Manpower &lpar;Army&rpar; among several others&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nwachukwu said that Brig&period;-Gen&period; TI Gusau has been appointed as Director of Defence Information while Brig&period;-Gen&period; AM Umar was appointed the new Commander of Guards Brigade&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; other Brigade Commander redeployed include Brig&period;-Gen&period; S Aliyu from Headquarters 6 Division to Headquarters 63 Brigade&comma; while Brig&period;-Gen&period; HD Bobbo moves from National Defence College to Headquarters 31 Brigade&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Brig&period;-Gen&period; MT Aminu moves from Army War College Nigeria to Headquarters 35 Brigade among several others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is imperative to note that redeployment in the Nigerian Army is routine&comma; particularly with the recent promotion of senior officers as approved by the Army Council for the year 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The redeployment of all appointees takes effect from Jan 11&comma;” he added&period; &lpar;NAN&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; 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