The Army Council has approved the promotion of senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively.
A total of 41 Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of Major General, while 76 Colonels were also elevated to the rank of Brigadier General.
Amongst those promoted to the rank of Major General include: Brig.-Gen. CU Onwunle Director, Directorate of Army Data Processing Lagos; Brig.-Gen. M Danmadami, Research Fellow/Subject Expert, Indian Sub-Continental at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre ,Abuja; Brig.-Gen. OJ Akpor, Director Military Training, Nigerian Defence Academy; Brig.-Gen. UT Musa of the Department of Administration Army Headquarters Abuja; Brig.-Gen. AA Eyitayo, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division/ JTF NE Operation HADIN KAI Maiduguri, Borno State.
Others are Brig.-Gen. V Ebhaleme of Defence Space Administration Abuja, Brig.-Gen. LT Omoniyi of Department of Civil Military Affairs Abuja and Brig.-Gen. NU Muktar Acting Director of Procurement at the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, Army Headquarters Abuja amongst others.
Those promoted to Brigadier General include: Colonel O Adegbe, Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Minna; Colonel AA Babalola, Headquarters 3 Division; Colonel NN Orok of Defence Headquarters; Colonel MO Ibrahim, Army War College Nigeria; Col BO Omopariola, Commander 25 Task Force Brigade; Colonel UV Unachukwu, Army War College Nigeria; Colonel OAO Ojo, Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Lagos and Col. HI Dasuki of the Forward Operating Base, Ngamdu, Borno State amongst others
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya congratulates all the promoted officers and their families, and urges them to redouble their effort to justify the confidence reposed in them by thermy Nigerian A.
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