Army redeploys senior officers in major shake-up
THE military high command has redeployed senior officers in a fresh major reshuffle.
A statement yesterday by Army spokesman, Sagir Musa, said Maj.-gen. H.O. Otiki had been moved to 8 Division, Sokoto as General Officer Commanding (GOC) while his predecessor, Maj.Gen. S.O. Olabanji, heads for the Infantry Corps Centre as Commander.
Brig.-gen. H.I. Bature leaves 34 Brigade to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command as Director Examinations and Brig.-gen. T.O. Olowomeye from Headquarters 33 Brigade goes to Army Headquarters Department of Civil-military Affairs as Director Civil Military Affairs.
In the same vein, Brig.-gen. B.A. Mohammed was redeployed from 23 Brigade to Martin Luther Agwai International Peace Keeping Centre as Deputy Commandant and Brig.Gen. U.M. Bello from Headquarters, Training and Doctrine Command to 63 Brigade as Commander.
Brig.-gen. M.T. Durowaiye moves to 33 Brigade as Commander from the Directorate of Army Transformation and Innovation.
Also affected are Brig.-gen. S.B. Kumapayi of Army Headquarters Department of Civil-military Affairs, who now resumes at Headquarters 14 Brigade as Commander and Brig.-gen. N.M. Jega who leaves Headquarters 2 Brigade to 9 Brigade as Commander. Commander, 16 Brigade, Brig.-gen. K.O. Aligbe, to resume at Defence Headquarters as Acting Director Liaison, National Assembly; Brig.-gen. A.K. Ibrahim vacates 14 Brigade for Army Headquarters Department of Administration as Deputy Director, Veteran Affairs Department Retired Officers’ Cell while Brig.-gen. G.T.O. Ajetunmobi bids Headquarters Command, Army Records for the commandership of 31 Brigade.
The reshuffle also saw Brig.Gen. O.G. Onubogu leaving Army Headquarters Department of Army Policy and Plans for Headquarters 16 Brigade as Commander. Brig.-gen. O.M. Bello departs the Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Headquarters 6 Division as Chief of Staff. Brig.-gen. Z.L. Abubakar of the National Defence College goes to 32 Brigade as Commander and Brig.-gen. A.A. Orukotan from Nigerian Army Resource Centre got deployed to Headquarters Command Army Records as Chief of Staff.