The Nigerian army has appointed
new commanders for its brigades in operation Lafiya Dole theatre.
This development, the army says,
is to inject new hands in the fight against insurgency.
In a statement signed on
Thursday, Sani Usman, army spokesman, said the senior officers affected by the
new postings include staff officers and commanders at various levels.
“New Brigade Commanders have been
appointed for some of the Brigades at Operation LAFIYA DOLE. These include
Brigadier General EF Oyinlola, 22 Brigade, Brigadier General VU Okoro, 25 Task
Force Brigade, Brigadier General AB Mohammed, 26 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier
General AO Oyelade, 27 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General MT Usman, 28 Task
Force Brigade and Brigadier General MG Kangye, 37 Brigade, while Brigadier
General AS Ishaq has been appointed as Coordinator, Nigeria Police Force for
Operation LAFIYA DOLE,” the statement read.
“New Commanders have also been
appointed for the various Army Headquarters Logistics Commands at the theatre.
These include Brigadier General AG Ibrahim, Brigadier General PN Okeson and Col
OA Aminu for Logistics Base I, II and III, respectively. Similarly, the posting
has affected several Commanding Officers of the various units in Operation
LAFIYA DOLE, amongst others.
“Specifically, the newly promoted
Major General OT Akinjobi, Head of the Operations Monitoring Team at the Office
of the Chief of Army Staff, has been appointed Commander, Sector 3 Operation
LAFIYA DOLE, while Major General MG Ali, Commander 9 Brigade has been appointed
Commander of the newly created Nigerian Army Special Forces Command, Brigadier
General BR Sinjen, Commander, Integrated Fire Support and Brigadier General FO
Omoigui, has been moved from 2 Division Nigerian Army to Army Headquarters
Department of Training and Operations and appointed Director of Operations.
“Brigadier General TA Lagbaja is
to take over as Commander 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brigadier General OR
Aiyenigba, Director Land Warfare at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College
is to move to the Office of the Chief of Army Staff as Head of Operations
Monitoring Team, while Brigadier General AU Kuliya is to take over as Director
Land Warfare at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College.”
Tukur Buratai, chief of army
staff, directed that all those affected by the posting should remain fully in
charge until they are properly relieved in line with standard operating
procedures and military professional ethics.
In November, the army had
appointed Benson Akinroluyo, a major general, as theatre commander for the
operation against insurgents.
Akinroluyo replaced Abba Dikko
who had spent only three months as the theatre commander.
Despite the army’s intensified
efforts, the insurgents, in recent times, have launched series of attacks on
military formations in the operation— dislodging troops.
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