The chief of army staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has approved the redeployment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to command, instructional and staff appointments across formations and units.
Spokesman for the army, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement those affected in the exercise include some principal staff officers of the army headquarters, general officers commanding, corps commanders, commandants of training institutions, brigade commanders and commanding officers, among others.
Some of the 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 and appointed Chief of Policy and Plans (Army); Maj. Gen. BR Sinjen, posted from the 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).
Others are Maj. Gen. NC Ugbo from Nigerian Army Signals School to Department of Civil Military Affairs and appointed Chief of Civil Military Affairs and Maj. Gen. E. Akerejola from Headquarters, Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport to Army Headquarters, Department of Logistics, as the Chief of Logistics (Army).
The statement quoted Lagbaja as saying that the posting was meant to reposition the Nigerian Army for operational efficiency and functional administration.
He charged the all the 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.
