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MASSIVE REDEPLOYMENT OF TOP OFFICERS ROCKS NIGERIAN ARMY
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Nicolas Adekeye / 3 months
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment of top officers in the Nigerian Army. This was disclosed by the Director of Army Public Relations, Major-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Nwachukwu, the redeployment is a strategic move to enhance the operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency of the army. The affected officers include Corps Commanders, Principal Officers, General Officers Commanding (GOC), Commanders, Commandants of Army Training institutions, Brigade Commanders, and other key positions. Nwachukwu stated that the redeployment underscores the army’s commitment to a robust and dynamic leadership structure capable of addressing emerging security challenges in the country. Some of the senior officers appointed as Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) at the Army Headquarters include Maj.-Gen. Lawrence Fejokwu, who was appointed Chief of Administration (Army); Maj.-Gen. GU Chibuisi, appointed Chief of Civil Military Affairs; and Maj.-Gen. AS Ndalolo, appointed Chief of Training (Army). Others include Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Abai, appointed Chief of Transformation and Innovation; Maj.-Gen. JH Abdussalam, appointed Chief of Special Services and Programmes; and Maj.-Gen. EI Okoro, appointed Military Secretary (Army). Additionally, Maj.-Gen. OT Olatoye was appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division/Joint Task Force (JTF) South-East Operation UDO KA, while Maj.-Gen. EF Oyinlola was appointed GOC 3 Division/Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH). Maj.-Gen. AGL Haruna was confirmed as GOC 7 Division/Commander Sector 1 JTF North-East Operation HADIN KAI, and Maj.-Gen. IA Ajose was appointed substantive GOC 8 Division/Commander Sector 2 JTF North-West Operation FANSAN YANMA. Other redeployments include Maj.-Gen. GO Adeshina, who was appointed Director General of the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre (NAHFC); Maj.-Gen. GM Mutkut, appointed Force Commander of the Headquarters Multi-National Joint Task Force Njamena; and Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, appointed Director of Media Operations at Defence Headquarters.