The Army Council has on Wednesday approved the promotion of senior officers to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has congratulated all the promoted officers and their families, and urged them to redouble their efforts to justify the confidence reposed in them.
A total of 39 Brigadier Generals have been meritoriously promoted to Major General, while 97 Colonels have also been elevated to Brigadier General accordingly.
Those promoted to Major General are – Brigadier General OO Oluyede Acting Commander Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole, Damaturu
Brigadier General BR Sinjen Acting Director Operations, Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations
Brigadier General AK Ibrahim Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Maiduguri
Brigadier General OR Aiyenigba Head Operations Monitoring Team Army Headquarters Abuja
Brigadier General SG Mohammed Commander 23 Brigade Yola
Brigadier General UU Bassey of the Army Resource Centre Abuja
Brigadier General KN Garba Office of the Chief Army Staff, Army Headquarters Abuja
Brigadier General A Bande Acting General Officer Commanding 8 Division Sokoto
Brigadier General CV Eze Nigerian Army Special Projects, Office of the Chief of Army Staff
Brigadier General KI Yusuf Acting Chief of Accounts and Budget of the Nigerian Army
Brigadier General SI Igbinowanhia Acting Commander Sector 3 Operation Lafiya Dole, Monguno.
Also, Brigadier General H Ahmed Acting Provost Marshal (Army)
Brigadier General AS Ndalolo Nigerian High Commission London
Brigadier General AA Fayemiwo Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji
Brigadier General IM Jallo Commander 63 Brigade Asaba
Brigadier General E Akerejola of Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics
Brigadier General AJ Fagge Ministry of Defence Abuja
Brigadier General JO Ochai Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja
Brigadier General IS Ali Department of Defence Logistics Defence Headquarters Abuja,
Brigadier General GU Chibuisi Headquarters 19 Brigade Baga,
Brigadier General S Dahiru of Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre Jaji
Brigadier General OO Soyele Defence Headquarters Abuja
Brigadier General ML Augie Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna
Brigadier General PI Eze Headquarters Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole Maiduguri
Brigadier General BH Mohammed Commandant Nigerian Military School Zaria
Brigadier General EAP Undiandeye Defence Intelligence Agency Abuja
Brigadier General MK Yunusa of Command Finance Office Apapa Lagos
Brigadier General JO Iwara Army Headquarters Department of Army Standards and Evaluation
Brigadier General AM Dauda National Defence College Abuja
Brigadier General MG Kangye, Brigadier General GB Audu Defence Headquarters
Brigadier General TT Numbere Post Housing Development Limited Abuja
Brigadier General R Abubakar of Defence Headquarters Abuja
Brigadier General NC Ugbo Nigerian Army School of Signals Apapa Lagos
Brigadier General AI Taiwo 81 Military Intelligence Brigade Lagos
Brigadier General BH Tsoho Nigerian Army College of Education Ilorin
Brigadier General HG Tafida Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Makurdi
Brigadier LM Zakari Nigerian Army College of Environmental Science and Technology Makurdi
Brigadier General BU Yahaiya Nigerian Defence Section Cairo
While those promoted to Brigadier General are Colonel BA Muhammadu of Defence Intelligence Agency Abuja
Colonel AA Egbejule Army Headquarters Department of Army Transformation and Innovation, UM Alkali of Army War College Nigeria
DC Bako (promoted Posthumously), AK Lawal Sector 3 Operation Lafiya Dole Monguno
ID Oloyede Depot Nigerian Army Zaria, AM Usman Army Headquarters Garrison Abuja
SM Uba of 401 Special Forces Command, Cross kauwa
AGL Haruna Commander 7 Division Garrison Maiduguri
AIM Lapai of 302 Artillery Regiment (General Support) Onitsha
OD Williams 244 Reconnaissance Battalion Saki
IA Ajose Training and Doctrine Command, Minna
OA Awolo Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and Operations
AM Grema 402 Special Forces Brigade Ngamdu
EA Orakwe Headquarters 5 Brigade Gubio
AA Idris of 1 Military Intelligence Brigade, Kaduna
Elavated to Brigadier General are – UG Yusuf of Army Headquarters Abuja, of Army Standards and Evaluation
MHB Manu Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre Jaji
D Dieke of Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Kaduna
JK Feboke Defence Headquarters Abuja
OS Obot Headquarters 404 Engineer Brigade Doma, Nasarawa
Sagir Musa Army Headquarters, Directorate of Army Public Relations
UG Simon Headquarters 33 Brigade Bauchi
JD Bulus Headquarters Command Finance Office Lagos
OB Davies Defence Headquarters
MA Sadiq Headquarters Operation Lafiya Dole Maiduguri
EA Obona Army Headquarters Garrison Finance
H Sarkin Fulani Army Headquarters Garrison Supply and Transport
OSA Fashina Sector 2 Military Intelligence Brigade Operation Lafiya Dole,
Col E Egbe 303 Artillery Regiment (General Support) Jos.
Also, IEE Akpaumontia Nigerian Defence Section Harare
IU Akpan Army War College Nigeria
MK Ibrahim Army Headquarters Department of Army Standards and Evaluation, Abuja
NUC Ogili 37 Brigade Garrison Maiduguri
A. Rabiu Directorate of Army Recruitment Resettlement and Reserve Abuja
Col MCE Ejike of Sector 3 Operation Delta Safe Okrika
DK Zirkushu Headquarters 1 Brigade Gusau
OT Ojuoloruntaiye Defence Headquarters Communications
SA Emmanuel Headquarters 57 Signal Brigade Maiduguri.
