The Theatre commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major
General Olusegun Adeniyi has been sent back to school as a research fellow at
Nigerian Army Resource Centre(NARC) in Abuja, few days after a video of him
complaining about Boko Haram insurgents having more ammunition went viral.
Major General Faruk
Yahaya who was the general officer commanding (GOC) of the army’s 1 division in
Kaduna, has been deployed to replace Adeniyi who has been in-charge of
Operation Lafiya Dole since 2019.
While Nigerian Army's spokesman, Sagir Musa said the new
postings was a routine exercise intended to reinvigorate the system for greater
professional effectiveness and efficiency, social media users insisted that
Adeniyi’s deployment was a vindictive move by Buratai because Adeniyi told him
an embarrassing truth.
Read the full statement announcing the new postings below;
Nigerian Army Approves New Posting, Appointments of Officers
In the rekindle spirit of professionalism, the Nigerian Army
has released the postings and appointments of some affected senior officers.
The posting which was approved by the Chief of Army Staff
(COAS) Lt Gen TY Buratai is a routine/normal exercise intended to reinvigorate
the system for greater professional effectiveness and efficiency.
The major highlight of the posting includes – the posting
and appointment of Maj Gen ACC Agundu from Special Task Force (STF) Operation
SAFE HAVEN Jos to Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) Abuja as Senior Research
Fellow, Major General HI Bature from Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Defence Liaison
Office National Assembly Abuja to Army Headquarters Department of Civil
Military Affairs and appointed Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Maj Gen UM
Mohammed from Nigerian Army Property Limited (NAPL) to the Office of the Chief
of Army Staff and appointed Special Adviser Nigerian Army University Biu/Deputy
Chairman Board of Trustees NAPL, while the erstwhile Special Adviser Nigerian
Army University Biu Maj Gen CC Okonkwo now redeployed to STF Operation SAFE
HAVEN Jos and appointed Commander, Maj Gen F Yahaya from Headquarters 1
Division Kaduna to Headquarters Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE (OPLD)
Maiduguri and appointed Commander, while Maj Gen OG Adeniyi is redeployed from
Headquarters Theatre Command OPLD Maiduguri to NARC as Senior Research Fellow,
Maj Gen S Idris from Sector 2 OPLD Damaturu- Yobe State redeployed to DHQ Abuja
and appointed Director Liaison.
Others affected include – Maj General AA Adesope from Office
of the Chief of Army Staff Directorate of Audit and Financial Management to
NAPL and appointed Group Managing Director, Maj Gen MG Ali from Headquarters
Theatre Command OPLD Maiduguri to Headquarters 4 Special Forces Command Doma,
Nasarawa State as Commander while the erstwhile Chief of Civil-Military Affairs
AHQ Abuja Maj Gen US Mohammed has been redeployed to 1 Division Kaduna and
appointed General Officer Commanding.
Similarly, Brig Gen HI Daniel from the Defunct Army Special
Forces Command Maiduguri to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Minna
and appointed Director Army Training Support, Brig Gen BE Onyeuko is to remain
in DHQ Abuja as Acting Director Defence Media Operation, Brig Gen NM Jega from
Training and Doctrine Command Minna to Infantry Corps Centre Jaji and appointed
Chief of Staff, Brig Gen LA Araba from Nigerian Army Welfare Limited by
Guaranty Abuja now redeployed to Sector 2 OPLD Damaturu, Yobe State as Ag
Commander, Brig Gen VO Ita from DHQ, Abuja to Headquarters 402 Special Forces
Brigade Azare and appointed Commander while Brig Gen JAL Jimoh from Sector 3
Artillery Brigade OPLD Monguno to Headquarters 31 Brigade Minna and appointed
Commander and Brig Gen GTO Ajetunmobi has been redeployed from 31 Brigade Minna
to Nigeria Army Welfare Limited by Guaranty, Abuja as Executive Director
Operation.
Others are – Brig Gen LG Lepdung from Headquarters Infantry
Corps Centre Jaji to DHQ Abuja and appointed Deputy Director Procurement
(Logistics), Brig Gen MO Ihanuwaze to remain in Office of the Chief of Army
Staff Directorate of Audit and Financial Management as Acting Director, Brig
Gen EC Obi – Osang from the defunct Headquarters 707 Special Forces’ Brigade
Makurdi to Headquarters 401 Special Forces’ Brigade Makurdi as Commander while
Brig Gen GM Mutkut is redeployed from the Defunct Nigerian Army Amphibious
Command OPLD Baga to Headquarters 403 Amphibious Brigade Baga and appointed
Commander and Brig Gen JR Lar from Nigerian Army School of Artillery Kachia to
Sector 3 Artillery Brigade OPLD Monguno as Commander.
Also, Colonel DJ Abdullahi from the defunct Headquarters
Nigerian Army Special Forces’ Command Maiduguri to Headquarters 4 Special
Forces’ Command Doma Nasarawa State and appointed Acting Chief of Staff,
Colonel EC Emere from Nigerian Army Archives to Nigerian Military School Zaria
as Deputy Commandant and Col MO Agi is to remain in Headquarters Nigerian Army
Armour Corps Bauchi as Acting Chief of Staff among others.
All the postings and appointments take effect from the 1st
of April 2020.
While wishing all the officers well in their respective appointments,
the Chief of Army Staff enjoins them to take their new
responsibilities/appointments seriously and discharge all duties professionally
with utmost loyalty to the Nation and the Service.
