The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, yesterday shook up the Nigerian Army, approving the redeployment of 334 big wigs comprising 94 Generals, 240 other officers with various effective dates.

“These include some Principal Staff Officers at Defence and Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders and General Officers Commanding as well as other commanders,” Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, announced last night. “They include 37 Major Generals, 57 Brigadier Generals, 128 Colonels, several Lieutenants Colonels and others. Some of those affected were the General Officers Commanding 1, 2, 3, 81 and 82 Divisions, Operations Pulo Shield and Safe Haven of Niger Delta and Plateau states,” Col. Usman added.

He identified some those affected to include the following:

*Major General MA Koleoso is now Commander TRADOC

*Major General SN Muazu moved from 2 Division to the Headquarters Infantry Corps and appointed Commander

*Major General MT Ibrahim, from Department of Army Standard and Evaluation to Nigerian Defence Academy and appointed Commandant

*Major General LKJ Ogunewe is now the Chief of Policy and Plans

*Major General FO Alli is now Chief of Training and Operations

*Major General AA Salihu is the new Chief of Logistics

*Major General AG Okunola is now Commander of Operation PULO SHIELD (JTF)

*Major General TC Ude is the new Commander, OPERATIONS SAFE HAVEN (STF Jos).

*Major General LW Wiwa is now Deputy Commandant of Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre

*Major General A Oyebade is now the General Officer Commanding 1 Division

*Major General LC Ilo is the new General Officer Commanding 2 Division

*Major General H Umaru is General Officer Commanding 3 Division

*Major General IH Edet is General Officer Commanding 81 Division

*Brigadier General I Attahiru is now the Acting General Officer Commanding 82 Division

*Brigadier General AT Hamman is now the Acting Provost Marshal

*Brigadier General LF Abdullahi is Acting Commander, Nigerian Army Education Corps

*Colonel R Abubakar is now Acting Director, Defence Information.

•Photo shows Maj.-Gen. Burutai.

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