The Nigerian Army Council
has approved the promotion of 34 Brigadiers-General to the rank of
Majors-General and 47 Colonels to the rank of Brigadiers- General respectively.
The new promotion was
announced in a statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col.
Sagir Musa, on Sunday in Abuja.
Those promoted to the
rank of Major General, according to Musa are: Brigadiers-General. S Idris,
Defence Headquarters, D.C Onyemulu, Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre
Oshodi, and B.O Sawyer, Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans.
Others are: G.S
Abdullahi, Defence Headquarters, I.M Obot, Nigerian Army Resource Centre, A.L
Lawal, Nigerian High Commission, Cairo Egypt and L.A Adegboye, Headquarters 82
Division Enugu.
Also on the list are:
A.B Ibrahim, Department of Training and Operations, P.B Fakroga Headquarters
Nigerian Army Women Corps, C.K Nwosu, Nigerian Army Special Forces School, Buni
Yadi, and H.I Bature, Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Minna.
The other new
Brigadiers- General are: A.L Dusu, Defence Headquarters, M.A Masanawa,
Ammunition Central Depot Agunu, Kachia, J.A Ataguba, Land Forces Simulation
Centre, Abuja, A.E Attu, National Defence College, Abuja, B.A Isandu, Nigerian
Army Intelligence School, Lagos, S.S Araoye, Command Engineering Depot Kaduna
and M.S Ahmed, SI List Nigerian Embasy Riyadh.
They also include GAT
Ochigbano, Army Headquarters Department of Military Secretary, T.A Lagbaja,
Headquarters 2 Brigade Abak Uyo, L.A Fejokwu, Army Headquarters Department of
Administration, P.E Eromosele, National Defence
College, A.M Alabi,
Headquarters Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE Maiduguri.
Musa further disclosed
that Brigadier Generals G.O Adesina, Department of Policy and Plans, M.M Bunza,
Nigerian Military School Zaria, A.A Adesope, Directorate of Audit and Financial
Management Office of the Chief of Army Staff and K.I Muktar, Department of
Administration ‘Army’, were also promoted.
He added that O.O
Olatunde, Headquarters 35 Brigade, – was posthumously promoted while E.A Ndagi,
Office of the National Security Adviser, K.O Aligbe Defence Headquarters, U.A
Yusuf, African Standby Force ECOWAS Headquarters, Abuja were on the list of the
newly promoted major generals.
According to him, O.C
Ajunwa, Nigerian Embassy Brasilia, F.O Omoigui, Department of Training and
Operations (Army) and O.A Akinyemi, Administrative Staff College of Nigeria,
Badagry, Lagos were also promoted.
“Those promoted to
Brigadier Generals are Colonels B.Y.D Sakaba, Defence Headquarters Abuja, A.Y
Bwala 302 Artillery Regiment Onitsha, A.A Adekoya, Defence Intelligence Agency,
NJ Edet Headquarters 81 Division, Lagos, E.C Obi-Osang and Headquarters
Nigerian Army Special Forces Command, Buni Yadi.
“They also include A.O
Arogbofa, Headquarters 102 Division Equipment Support, S Nicodemus,
Headquarters 6 Division Portharcourt, W.B Idris, 17 Brigade, Katsina, I.O
Olatunji, Headquarters 8 Division, Sokoto, and S.T Audu, Headquarters 21
Brigade, Yola.
“Others are, U.T
Opuene, Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre, Jaji, M.D Abumawashi, Headquarters
Op LAFIA DOLE, Maiduguri, L.G Lepdung, Headquarters Infantry Corps, Jaji,
Kaduna, A.O.D Okoro, Department Administration (Army), A.S.M Wase, Department
of Training and Operations (Army) and A.L Okpodu, Nigerian Army Aviation.
“They also include, S.
Nuhu, Department of Training and Operations (Army), E.O Ojo, Special Task
Force, Operation SAFE HAVEN, J.R Lar, 31 Artillery Brigade Garrison, Minna and
S.J.A Ilori, Department of Army Transformation and Innovation.
“Also elevated to
Brigadier Generals are N.B Ebulue, Defence Intelligence Agency, K.O Ukandu Army
Headquarters Department of Administration, A.G Laka Army War College, Abuja,
E.I. Etuk, Multinational Joint Task Force N’Djamena, M.E Onoja, 1 Military
Intelligence Brigade, Kaduna and E.I Okoro, Nigerian Army War College.
“M.B Wabili, Nigerian
Army Super Camp Benisheik, K.E Chigbu Army Headquarters Department of Training
and Operations, S.O Nwafor, 303 Artillery Regiment General Support and I Otu
Headquarters 7 Division Maiduguri are also on the list,” he said.
Others according to
Musa are S.O Adejimi, Headquarters 6 Division Supply and Transport, S.D Makolo
Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation, V.D Beryo,
Headquarters Ordnance Corps, M.O Erebulu, 2 Provost Group, Ibadan and A Idris,
Directorate of Army Reserve Recruitment and Resettlement Rear.
“They also include C.A
Ataki Department of Policy and Plans (Army), F.O Omata, Special Task Force
Operation SAFE HAVEN, C.C Ogbu, Institute of Army Education, A.E Owiriwa, 82
Division Ordnance Services, R.O.O Cole, Nigerian Army Ordnance Tailoring
Factory Yaba, Lagos and T.I Gusau, Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja.
“Among those promoted
to the rank of brigadier general, G.C Nkenke, 8 Division Supply and Transport
and M Galadima, Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps Apapa, Lagos and M
Auta, Nigerian Army University Biu,” he added.
Musa disclosed that
the Acting Director of Defence Information, Onyema Nwachukwu, had also been
promoted to the rank of Brigadier general.
“Other are I Ahmed,
Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, S Nuhu, Army Headquarters Department of
Administration and A.A.W Hassan, Armed Forces Command and Staff College.
“The Chief of Army
Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai congratulates the beneficiaries and charged them
to redouble their efforts in the discharge of their responsibilities,” he said.
(NAN)