Following President Bola Tinubu’s mandates to the Nigerian Army to end bandits, Boko Haram and other terrorists attacking communities across the northern region of the country, the Army has redeployed senior officers to key command, staff, and instructional positions.
The redeployment also affected Principal Staff Officers at Army Headquarters, General Officers Commanding, Corps Commanders, and Commandants of training institutions across the country.
This sudden redeployment exercise was approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on Saturday.
The reshuffle, announced in a statement on Saturday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu.
According to the statement, the move underscores the Army’s commitment to maintaining a dynamic leadership structure capable of addressing contemporary security challenges.
Some of the senior officers appointed as PSOs at the Army Headquarters include Maj-Gen. LA Fejokwu, from the National Defence College to the Department of Army Administration and appointed as the Chief of Administration (Army); Maj-Gen. GU Chibuisi from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre to the Department of Civil Military Affairs and appointed as the Chief of Civil Military Affairs; Maj-Gen. AS Ndalolo, also from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre to the Department of Army Training and appointed as the Chief of Training (Army), among other PSO appointments.
Senior officers appointed as General Officers Commanding (GOCs) include Maj-Gen. OT Olatoye from the Nigerian Army School of Infantry to Headquarters 82 Division/Joint Task Force (JTF) South-East Operation UDO KA (OPUK) as the GOC 82 Division/Commander JTF OPUK; and Maj-Gen. EF Oyinlola from the Department of Military Secretary to Headquarters 3 Division as GOC 3 Division/Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH).
Additionally, the acting appointments of Maj-Gen. AGL Haruna (as GOC 7 Division/Commander Sector 1 JTF North East Operation HADIN KAI) and Maj-Gen. IA Ajose (as GOC 8 Division/Commander Sector 2 JTF North West Operation FANSAN YANMA) have been confirmed as substantive.
The Chief of Army Staff directed all newly appointed senior officers to bring renewed vigour, dedication, and commitment to their roles, especially in sustaining the ongoing operations against terrorism, insurgency and other national security threats.
“He also emphasised that the welfare of troops must remain a top priority as they assume their new appointments,” Nwachukwu stated.
