Army redeploys 9 generals

The Nigerian Army yesterday released some new postings and appointments of its officers.

Army spokesman, Sagir Musa, in a statement said the posting, approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, was a routine exercise to reinvigorate the system for greater professional efficiency.

He said this included the appointments of Major General F.O. Agugo, erstwhile Chief of Army Transformation and Innovation as the General Officer Commanding 6 Division Port Harcourt and Major General J. Sarham, former General Officer Commanding 6 Division as the Commandant Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna.

Major General C.O. Ude was redeployed from Headquarters, Multinational Joint Task Force Ndjamena, Chad, to the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja and appointed Director, Nigerian Army Consult.

Others were Major General IM Yusuf, from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre,

Abuja, to Headquarters, Multinational Joint Task Force Ndajamena, Chad as Commander; Major General EN Njoku, from the Defence Headquarters to the Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation as the Chief of Transformation and Innovation (Army).

Brig.-Gen. EJ Amadasun from the Headquarters, Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery Kontagora, to 35 Brigade Abeokuta and appointed Commander; Brig.Gen. AM Adetayo of Army Headquarters Department of Army

Transformation is now the Chief of Staff, Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery; Brig.General LM Zakari from Defence Headquarters, Abuja, to the Nigerian Army Institute of Science, Education and Technology, Ilorin, as Acting Commandant.

Brig.-Gen. EE Ekpenyong was posted from Nigerian Army Ordnance School, Ojo, Lagos, to Headquarters, Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, Yaba, Lagos as Director of Land Service Ammunition

According to Musa, all the appointments take immediate effect.