Nigeria Army Appoints New GOCs, Field Commanders
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has announced the appointment of General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and other senior Field Commanders.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, explained that the development was part of efforts to reinvigorate the service.
The statement said those redeployed are: Maj.-Gen. G. A. Umelo from Defence Simulation Centre to Defence Headquarters (Defence Research and Development Bureau) and appointed Director General; Maj.-Gen. V. Ebhaleme is to remain in Defence Space Administration and appointed Director Support Services; Maj.-Gen. G. B. Audu, from Defence Administration to Nigerian Army Resource Centre and appointed Senior Research Fellow.
Others are: Maj.-Gen. S. E. Udounwa from Army War College Nigeria to the newly established Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes and appointed Chief of Special Services/Programmes (Army); Maj.-Gen. M. T. Durowaiye from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans to Army Headquarters Department of Administration (Army) and appointed Director Veteran Affairs Directorate; Maj.-Gen. A. E. Attu from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans to Defence Training and Operations, and appointed Director Peace Keeping Operations; while Maj.-Gen. U. T. Musa from Department of Administration (Army) to Headquarters 81 Division and appointed GOC.
The Nation
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on Jan 13 2022. Filed under National.
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