Sacked GOCs get new posts
Monday, 27 September 2010 04:01 Misbahu Bashir
The General Officers Commanding army formations in the country sacked recently have been assigned new posts. Major General Lawrence Ngubane, who was formally GOC 2 Division Ibadan, is now the army Chief of Training and Operations while Major General M. A Yerima, formerly Commandant Nigerian Defence Academy, becomes Chief of Training and Operations at the Defence Headquarters.
Major General S K Bello, formerly Commander of the Joint Task Force, is now GOC 82 Division. The former GOC 3 Division, Major General Saleh Maina has been redeployed to Defence Headquarters.
Officers who will be retiring included the former Chief of Policy and Plans, Major General A.A Atoferati, former GOC 1 Division Major General K A Role, as well as former GOC 81 Division Major General Eugine Nwanjuma.
The changes followed the appointment of new Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika.
A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, said the posting was carried out following recent retirements and appointments of officers.
Major General Emeka Onwuameagbu is the new Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna; Major General AB Maitama, Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters while the new Guards Brigade Commander is Colonel EJ Atewe.
The new Commander of the Joint Task Force is Major General CO Omoregie. Major General Joseph Shoboiki is the new GOC 1Division. Brigadier General Kenneth Minima is new GOC 81 Division Lagos while Brigadier General MD Abubakar is the GOC 2 Division, Ibadan.
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