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Buratai Tukur Sues For Loyalty To The Nation As He Re Assigns Officers

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Buratai Tukur&comma; Chief of Army Staff has urged officers recently reassigned to be loyal to the nation<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that the Chief of Army Staff&comma; Lieutenant General <strong>Buratai<&sol;strong> Tukur&comma; in a bid to enhance efficiency and productivity in the Nigerian Army for a safer Nigeria has re assigned officers to different positions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement signed by Brigadier General Sagir Musa&comma; the Director of Information of the Nigerian Army&comma; the posting of the officers would take effect on January 18&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Army statement reads&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;In the rekindled spirit of professionalism and enhanced productivity&comma; the Nigerian Army has just released the postings and appointments of some affected senior officers&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>The posting which was approved by the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai is a routine exercise intended to reinvigorate the system for greater performance and effectiveness&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;The posting saw the redeployment of Major General FO Agugo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Corps Apapa Lagos to Defence Headquareters Department of Communications as Chief of Defence Communications&comma; Major General M Mohammed from Nigerian Army Resource Center Abuja to Pronto Tech Nigeria Limited and appointed Managing Director&comma; Maj Gen AR Owolabi from Defence Headquarters Abuja &lpar;Department of Communications&rpar; to Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Corps as Commander&comma; Major General A Bande is to remain as General Officer Commanding 8 Division Sokoto&comma; Major General E Akerejola from Army Headquarters Department of Logistics to Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport&comma; Benin as Commandant&comma; Major General UM Mohammed to remain in the Office of the Chief of Army Staff as Special Adviser Nigerian Army University Biu and Vice Chairman Nigerian Army Property Limited&comma; Abuja&comma; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;Major General CV Eze from Office of the Chief of Army Staff &lpar; Nigerian Army Special Projects&rpar; to Army Headquarters&comma; Department of Army Logistics and appointed Director Engineering Services&comma; Major General OF Azinta from Defence Space Agency&comma; Abuja to Defence Headquarters as Director Psychological Warfare&comma; Major General AM Dauda from National Defence College&comma; Abuja to Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans and appointed Director Policy&comma; Major General AL Dusu from Army Headquarters&comma; Department of Policy and Plans to Nigerian Army School of Artillery&comma; Kachia appointed Commandant and Major General H Ahmed from Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police to remain as Provost Marshal &lpar;Army&rpar;&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Others include&comma; &&num;8211&semi; Major General TA Gagariga from Nigerian Army School of Artillery&comma; Kachia to Defence Space Agency&comma; Abuja appointed as Deputy Chief of Defence Space Agency&comma; Major General JO Iwara from Army Headquarters Department of Standard and Evaluation to Department of Army Logistics appointed Director of Logistics Planning&comma; Major General PI Eze to remain at Headquarters Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE Maiduguri and appointed Theatre Logistics Component Commander&comma; Major General OO Oluyede to remain in Sector 2 Operation LAFIYA DOLE&comma; Damaturu as Commander&comma; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;Major General BR Sinjen to remain in Army  Headquarters Department of Training and Operations&comma; Abuja as Director Operations&comma; Major General R Abubakar to remain in Defence Headquarters as Defence Liaison Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs&comma; Abuja&comma; Major General OO Soyele from Defence Hedquarters&comma; Abuja to Nigerian Army Resource Center&comma; Abuja as Senior Research Fellow&comma; Major General AK Ibrahim to remain in Headquarters 7 Division&sol; Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE&comma; Maiduguri as General Officer Commanding&sol;Commander Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE&comma; Major General SI Igbinomwanhia to remain in Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE&comma; Monguno as Commander and Major General IM Jallo from Headquarters 63 Brigade&comma; Asaba to Headquarters 6 Division&comma; Port Harcourt appointed General Officer Commanding&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;Similarly&comma; Brigadier General AIM Lapai from 302 Artillery Regiment &lpar;General Support&rpar;&comma; Onitsha to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery&comma; Kontogora appointed Director Field Defence&comma; Brigadier General Kawugana from Warrant Officers&&num;8217&semi; Academy&comma; Jaji to Hedquarters 9 Brigade&comma; Ikeja Lagos appointed Commander&comma; Brigadier General MO Jimoh from Defence Headquarters to Defence Space Agency&comma; Abuja and appointed Deputy Director&comma; Launch Vehicle Systems&comma; Brigadier General MA Bolarinwa from Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport Benin to Defence Headquarters&lpar;Annex&rpar;&comma; Lagos and appointed Deputy Director Supply&comma; Brigadier General SM Uba to remain in 401 Special Forces&&num;8217&semi; Brigade as Commander&comma; <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;Brigadier General WM Dangana from Army War College Nigeria&comma; Abuja to 3 Division Garrison&comma; Jos appointed Commander&comma; Brigadier General AGL Haruna to remain in 7 Division Garrison&comma; Maiduguri as Commander&comma; Brigadier General AM Garba from Headquarters Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE&comma; Maiduguri to Headquarters 23 Brigade&comma; Yola appointed Commander&comma; Brigade General AG Laka from Army War College Nigeria&comma; Abuja to Nigerian Army Operations Centre&comma; Abuja and appointed Coordinator&comma; Brigadier General IA Ajose from Training and Doctrine Command&comma; Minna to 4 Special Forces Command&comma; Doma as Chief of Staff&comma; Brigadier General DK Zirkushu from Headquarters 1 Brigade&comma; Gusau to Headquarters 28 Task Force Brigade&comma; Chibok and appointed Commander&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;Accordingly&comma; Brigadier General M Ibrahim from Operation SAFE CORRIDOR&comma; Gombe to 14 Brigade Ohafia appointed Commander&comma; Brigadier General A Idris from Army Headquarters Department of Administration Army to Headquarters 63 Brigade&comma; Asaba appointed Commander&comma; Brigadier General RT Utsaha from 34 Brigade Garrison&comma; Owerri to 32 Brigade&comma; Akure and appointed Commander&comma; Brigadier General MA Sadiq from Headquarters Operation DELTA SAFE&comma; Yenagoa to Headquarters 4 Brigade&comma; Benin and appointed Commander&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;Brigadier General IH Daniel from 304 Artillery Regiment Maiduguri to 34 Brigade Garrison Owerri as Commander&comma; Brigadier General EO Ojabo from Defence Headquarters&comma; Abuja to 81 Division Garrison&comma; Lagos and appointed Commander&comma; Brigadier General SS Tilawan to remain in Headquarters 5 Brigade as Commander&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;Others are &&num;8211&semi; Colonel FD Babatunde from Headquarters 81 Division&comma; Lagos to Headquarters Operation SAFE HAVEN Jos appointed Sector Commander&comma; Colonel OJ Majebi from Operation SAFE HAVEN&comma; Jos to 31 Brigade Garrison&comma; Minna appointed Commander&comma; Col JC Mbanefo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery to 301 Artillery Regiment &lpar;General Support&rpar; and appointed Commander&comma; Colonel MA Maaji from Depot Nigerian Army Zaria to 4 Operation DELTA SAFE and appointed Commander amongst others&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&&num;8220&semi;All the postings and appointments take effect from the 18  of January 2021&period;While wishing all the officers well in their respective appointments&comma; the Chief of Army Staff enjoins them to take their new responsibilities seriously and discharge all duties professionally with utmost loyalty to the Nation and the Service&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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