GOCS AND THEATRE COMMANDERS ARE BEING REDEPLOYED BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY.

Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has approved the redeployment of senior officers in order to improve administrative and operational efficiency in the Nigerian Army (NA).

Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, said in a statement on Saturday that the new postings and appointments were intended to maintain recent operational successes in combating emerging security challenges in the country.

Major Generals and Brigadier Generals, among other senior officers from various army formations and units, are among those affected, according to Nwachukwu.

He went on to say that those affected by the redeployment include Army Headquarters Principal Staff Officers, Corps Commanders, Commandants of Army Training Institutions, Brigade Commanders, Commanding Officers, and others.

According to Nwachukwu, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, will be transferred to the North East as Theatre Commander Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).

He stated that Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Chief of Training (Army), had been appointed GOC 3 Division as well as Commander Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), while Maj.-Gen. AS Chinade would move from Headquarters 2 Division to Headquarters 82 Division as GOC.

He stated that Maj.-Gen. GM Mutkut had been named GOC 8 Division and Commander Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) by the Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Planning.

“Those newly appointed Corps Commanders are the erstwhile theatre Commander, OPHK, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, as the new Corps Commander, Infantry Corps, while Maj.-Gen. MS Ahmed moves to Headquarters Nigerian Army Armoured Corps as Corps Commander.

“Maj.-Gen. BR Sinjen moves from Nigerian Army School of Artillery to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery as the new Corps Commander, and Maj.-Gen. PE Eromosele moves from National Defence College to Headquarters Nigerian Army Engineers as commander.