The Army High Command on Friday approved the promotion of senior officers to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General, respectively.
Announcing this on Friday, a press statement by Army spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the council promoted 35 Brigadier Generals to the rank of Major General, while 73 Colonels were also elevated to the rank of Brigadier General.
According to the statement, those promoted to the rank of Major General are: Brig Gen A Garba, Acting Provost Marshal Nigerian Army; Brig Gen UM Alkali Deputy Chief of Administration, Directorate of Veteran Affairs (Army); Brig Gen AGL Haruna, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 North East Operation HADIN KAI; Brig Gen I.A. Ajose, Acting General Officer Commanding 8 Division and Commander, Sector 2 North West Operation, FANSAN YAMA; Brig General NB Ebulue, Headquarters, Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre; Brig Gen LG Lepdung, Commander Operation WHIRL STROKE; Brig Gen OA Awolo, Director Military Training Nigerian Defence Academy; Brig Gen UG Ogeleka, Commander Nigerian Army Space Command; Brig Gen OA Fadairo, Commander 12 Brigade, Brig Gen OD Williams Commander 22 Brigade; Brig Gen JR Lar, Commander 32 Brigade, Brig Gen AG Mahmuda, Commandant, Warrant Officer Academy; Brig Gen VD Beryo, Commander Nigerian Army Special Forces School; Brig Gen AOD Okoro, Director, Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes; Brig Gen SO Adejimi Director Movement Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics, Brig Gen TT Sidick Director of Finance Nigerian Defence Academy, Brig Gen MCE Ejike, Commander Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI; Brig Gen MF Babayo, Commander, Sector 3 North East Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI; Brig Gen H Yanet, Commander, 51 Signal Brigade and Brig Gen MK Gara, Army Headquarters Department of Training.
Others promoted to the rank of Major General are Brig Gen BP Koughna, Deputy Chief of Military Affairs, Army Headquarters Department of Civil Military Affairs; Brig Gen I Otu, Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre; Brig Gen AO Adegbite, Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport; Brig Gen IE Ekpeyong, Headquarters, Nigerian Army Corps of Engineers; Brig Gen AA Idris, Army Headquarters Department of Army Standards and Evaluation; Brig Gen SA Gumel, Nigerian Army Resource Centre Strategic Management and Policy Studies; Brig Gen MT Jinadu, Commander, 82 Division Ordnance Services; Brig Gen SA Jimoh, Deputy Director, Tender Board Department of Procurement, and Brig Gen UT Opuene, Deputy Director Policy and Plans Defence Intelligence Agency, among others.
