Nigerian Army promotes 117 senior officers

The Army Council has approved the promotion of 117 senior officers to the next rank.

A total of 41 Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of Major General, while 76 Colonels were also elevated to the rank of Brigadier General.

Among those promoted, according to a statement on Tuesday, by the Army Director of Public Relations, Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, to the rank of Major General include – Brigadier General CU Onwunle, Director, Directorate of Army Data Processing Lagos; Brigadier General M Danmadami, Research Fellow/Subject Expert, Indian Sub-Continental at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja; Brigadier General OJ Akpor, Director Military Training, Nigerian Defence Academy and Brigadier General UT Musa of the Department of Administration Army Headquarters Abuja.

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Also promoted to Major General are Brigadier General AA Eyitayo, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division/JTF NE Operation HADIN KAI Maiduguri, Borno State; Brigadier General V Ebhaleme of Defence Space Administration Abuja; Brigadier General LT Omoniyi of Department of Civil Military Affairs Abuja and Brigadier General NU Muktar Acting Director of Procurement at the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, Army Headquarters Abuja.

Those promoted to Brigadier General include, Colonel O Adegbe, Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Minna; Colonel AA Babalola, Headquarters 3 Division; Colonel NN Orok of Defence Headquarters, Colonel MO Ibrahim, Army War College Nigeria; Col BO Omopariola, Commander 25 Task Force Brigade; Colonel UV Unachukwu, Army War College Nigeria; Colonel OAO Ojo, Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Lagos and Col HI Dasuki of the Forward Operating Base, Ngamdu, Borno State, among others.