Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Appolonia Anele, in a statement on Saturday, said the “strategic reshuffling of senior officers across key operational, command, training and staff appointments within the Nigerian Army (NA) is part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational effectiveness, strengthen national security and consolidate the Army’s capacity to address emerging security challenges across the country.”
Major General WM Dangana has replaced Major General EF Oyinlola as General Officer Commanding 3 Division Nigerian Army and Commander of Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace.
Major General EE Emeka is replaced as General Officer Commanding 6 Division Nigerian Army and Land Component Commander Joint Task Force South-South Operation Delta Safe by Major General EI Okoro.
Brigadier General OM Oyekola takes over as Acting Military Secretary (Army), and Major General JR Lar has been named Commander Army Headquarters Garrison. As Chief of Staff, Brigadier General I Waziri continues to serve in the Office of the COAS.
Also, as part of efforts to deepen operational leadership and force readiness, Brigadier General IB Buhari has been appointed Commander Headquarters 63 Brigade, while Brigadier General K Rabiu takes command of Headquarters 31 Artillery Brigade. Major General SA Emmanuel has been appointed Commander Nigerian Army Space Command, reinforcing the Army’s growing focus on emerging domains of warfare and technology-driven security operations. Major General O Adegbe has also been appointed Director of Intelligence and Security at Defence Headquarters. In the area of professional military education and institutional development, Major General KE Chigbu has been appointed Deputy Commandant of the National Defence College while Major General SD Makolo has been appointed Commandant of the Nigerian Army Armour School.
The COAS charged the newly appointed senior officers to justify the confidence reposed in them by demonstrating exemplary leadership, professionalism, innovation and unwavering commitment to the Nigerian Army’s constitutional mandate of defending Nigeria’s sovereignty, protecting its territorial integrity and supporting civil authority in maintaining peace and security across the nation. “The Nigerian Army remains resolute in its transformation drive and commitment to building a highly professional, combat-ready and people-oriented force capable of effectively addressing contemporary and future security challenges in pursuit of Nigeria’s national security objectives,” the statement said.
