The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigeria Army (NA) to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA formations and units in the country.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the move was part an effort to reposition the Nigeria Army for operational efficiency and functional administration.
The Army Chief directed all newly appointed senior officers to redouble their effort and commitment to duty in ensuring the sustenance of the ongoing onslaught against terrorism, insurgency and other threats to national security, as they assume their new responsibilities.
Those affected in the recent redeployment include; some Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the Army Headquarters (AHQ), General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, Commanding Officers, amongst others.
In the new development, Maj Gen GU Chibuisi has been moved from HQ Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Ndjamena to Theatre Command Joint Task Force North-East Operation (OPHK) and appointed Theatre Commander, while Maj. Gen. IS Ali is redeployed from Theatre Command Joint Task Force NE OPHK to HQ MNJTF as the Force Commander and Maj. Gen. EAP Undiandeye, whose redeployment from Martin Luther Agwai International Peace Keeping Centre to Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) as Chief of Defence Intelligence has been formalised.
Other senior officers appointed as PSOs of the AHQ include; Maj. Gen. AB Ibrahim who was posted from Headquarters 3 Division NA to the Department of Policy and Plans (DAPP) and appointed Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Maj Gen BR Sinjen posted from Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery (NACA) to the Department of Army Operations (DAOPs) and appointed Chief of Operations (Army) and Maj Gen OR Aiyenigba from Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police to Department of Army Standards and Evaluation and appointed Chief of Army Standards and Evaluation (Army
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