Expdonaloaded News; Army redeploys senior officers

Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, has approved the postings and appointments of 334 officers with various effective dates.Among them are Principal Staff Officers at the Defence and Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders and General Officers Commanding as well as other commanders. 
                                                                                                                            According to a statement signed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, acting Director, Army Public Relations, they include 37 major generals, 57 brigadier generals, 128 colonels and lieutenant colonels.
Some of those affected are the General Officers Commanding (GOC) 1, 2, 3, 81 and 82 Divisions, Operations Pulo Shield and Safe Haven of Niger Delta and Plateau States respectively.  Under the new arrangement, Major General M. A. Koleoso is now Commander, TRADOC; Major General S. N. Muazu has been moved from 2 Division to the Headquarters Infantry Corps as the new Commander, while Major General M. T. Ibrahim, formerly of the Department of Army Standard and Evaluation, is now the Commandant of Nigerian Defence Academy.
Also, Major General L. K. J. Ogunewe is now the Chief of Policy and Plans; Major General F. O. Alli, is now Chief of Training and Operations, while Major General A. A. Salihu is the new Chief of Logistics.
Others include Major General A. G. Okunola, who is now Commander of Operation PULO SHIELD (JTF) and Major General T. C. Ude, Commander, Operations Safe Haven (STF Jos), Major General L. W. Wiwa now Deputy Commandant of Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Major General A. Oyebade now the General Officer Commanding 1 Division; Major General L. C. Ilo, General Officer Commanding 2 Division; Major General H. Umaru, General Officer Commanding 3 Division; Major General I. H. Edet, General Officer Commanding 81 Division and Brigadier General I. Attahiru, who is now the acting General Officer Commanding, 82 Division.  Also, Brigadier General A. T. Hamman is now the acting Provost Marshal; Brigadier General L. F. Abdullahi is acting Commander, Nigerian Army Education Corps, while Colonel R.  Abubakar has become the acting Director, Defence Information.