INSECURITY: Army Reshuffle Military Leaders to Tackle Terrorism

BY: News Peddlers 

The Nigerian Army announced a leadership reshuffle on Friday, appointing new General Commanders, Corp Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, and Commanding Officers, among others.

According to a statement issued by Defence Headquarters and signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers in order to address the recent spate of security breaches plaguing the country.

According to the PUNCH, suspected terrorists attacked a military checkpoint at Zuma Rock, near the Niger-Abuja border, yesterday, following the attack on the Presidential Guards Brigade late Sunday at the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.

“The newly appointed Army Headquarters Principal Staff Officers include, Maj Gen OW Ali, from Headquarters Command Army Records to Army Headquarters Department of Army Administration and appointed Chief of Administration (Army) Maj Gen S Muhammed, from Defence Headquarters to Department of Army Standards and Evaluation and appointed Chief of Army Standards and Evaluation (Army), Major General JA Ataguba from Army Headquarters Department of Army Standards and Evaluation to Defence Headquarters and appointed, Director Peace Keeping Operations, Major General A.A Adesope from Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Accounts and Budget, Major General U.S Mohammed from Army Headquarters Department of Administration to Nigerian Army Resource Centre and appointment Senior Research Fellow.

“Other senior officers affected in the redeployment are Major General PB Fakrogha, from Defence Headquarters Garrison to Defence Space Agency and appointed Director Policy Plans and Research, Major General MO Enendu, from Nigerian Army College of Logistics to Defence Headquarters and appointed Director Psychological Warfare, Major General AE Attu from Defence Headquarters Department of Defence Training and Operations to Defence Headquarters Garrison and appointed Commander, Major General BE Onyeuko from Defence Headquarters Directorate of Defence Media Operations to Defence Headquarters Department of Logistics and appointed Director Procurement.”

The newly appointed Corps Commanders are: Major General AM Alabi, from Nigerian Army Ordnance School to Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps and appointed Corps Commander Ordnance, Major General A Mohammed, from Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited to Headquarters Nigerian Army Electrical Mechanical Engineers and appointed Corps Commander Electrical Mechanical Engineers, and Major General E Akerejola from Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport to Headquarters Nigerian Army Electrical Mechanical Engineers and appointed Corps Commander Electrical Mechanical Engineers (Army).

As a result, the Chief of Army Staff directed all newly appointed senior officers to redouble their effort and commitment to duty in addressing the nation's security challenges as they assumed their new positions.

This comes after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), met with security chiefs in Abuja on Thursday.