Nigerian army reshuffles deployments of GOCs, Theatre Commanders
Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff, has approved the redeployment of Major Generals and Brigadier Generals, among other senior officers, across Nigerian Army formations and units.
In a statement released on Saturday, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, director of army public relations, said the new postings and appointments were made to maintain the recent operational accomplishments in addressing the nation’s increasing security problems.
Some Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders, Commandants of NA Training Institutions, Brigade Commanders, Commanding officers, and several more are impacted by the redeployment.
The redeployment of all appointees will begin on January 11, 2022, he noted.
The new General Officers’ Commanding appointments are notable for the selections of Major General IS Ali from Headquarters 3 Division to Theatre Command as the new Theatre Commander Joint Task Force North-East Operation Hadin Kai, Major General AB Ibrahim from Army Headquarters Department of Training to Headquarters 3 Division as the new GOC and Commander Operation Safe Haven, Major General AS Chinade from Headquarters 2 Division to Headquarters 82 Division as GOC, and Major Gene Gene from Army Headquarters Department of Training to Headquarters 3 Division as the new GOC.
