Anthony Iwuoma
The Nigeria Army has announced the promotion of a total of 117 senior officers to the ranks of Major-General and Brigadier-General.
The exercise, which was approved by the Army Council at its Tuesday sitting, comprised 41 Brigadiers-General, who were elevated to the ranks of major generals and 76 Colonels, who rose to the ranks of Brigadiers-General.
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The Director, Army Public Relations (DAPR), Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement, in Abuja, on Wednesday.
He said among those promoted to the rank of Major-General are 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.
“Others are Brig.-Gen. OJ Akpor, Director Military Training, Nigerian Defence Academy; Brig.-Gen. UT Musa of the Department of Administration Army Headquarters Abuja and Brig.-Gen. Abdulwahab Eyitayo, acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division/ JTF NE Operation HADIN KAI Maiduguri.
“Also promoted 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, Office of the Chief of Army Staff amongst others.”
Also, Col. O Adegbe of the Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Minna, Col. AA Babalola of Headquarters 3 Division, Col. NN Orok of Defence Headquarters and Colonel MO Ibrahim of Army War College Nigeria, were lifted to the rank of Brigadier-General.
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Others promoted according to him are, Col. BO Omopariola, Commander 25 Task Force Brigade; Col. UV Unachukwu of Army War College Nigeria; Col. OAO Ojo of Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Lagos and Col. HI Dasuki of the Forward Operating Base, Ngamdu, Borno, amongst others.
Nkwachukwu further said: “The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, congratulates all the promoted officers and their families, and urges them to redouble effort to justify the confidence reposed in them by the Nigerian Army.”
