Nigerian Army Approves Posting And Redeployment Of Senior Officers

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved the redeployment and posting of the recently promoted senior officers to different positions.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the redeployment was to reinvigorate the system for professional efficiency.

The new postings, according to Musa, include the redeployment of Maj.-Gen. E.O Ogunkale from Command Army Records, Lokoja to Defence Headquarters as Chief of Defence Standards and Evaluation.

He said that Maj.-Gen. A.O. Uthman had been redeployed from Nigerian Army School of Signals, Apapa, Lagos to Defence Headquarters as Director, Defence Communications; while Maj.-Gen. O.O Soleye had been moved from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters, Command Army Records, Lokoja as Commander.

“Maj.-Gen. Yusuf Shalangwa, the erstwhile Director Legal Services, Army, is now redeployed to Defence Headquarters as Director, Legal Services, while Maj.-Gen. DC Onyemulu moves from Armed Forces Resettlement Centre to become Director, Armed Forces Simulation Centre.

“Maj-Gen. H.I Bature is redeployed from Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Minna to Defence Headquarters as Director, Liaison.