, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers){kind=link}
Nokai Origin, Abuja
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, staff, and instructional positions across formations, units, and training institutions of the Nigerian Army.
According to a statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, the move is aimed at reinvigorating leadership, strengthening command structures, and repositioning the Nigerian Army for enhanced operational effectiveness.
Among the newly appointed senior officers are Major General Bamidele Alabi, redeployed to Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans as Chief of Policy and Plans (Army); Major General Jamal Abdulsalam, who moves from Chief of Special Services and Programmes at Army Headquarters to Defence Headquarters Department of Operations as Chief of Defence Operations; and Major General Peter Mala, posted from the Office of the National Security Adviser to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) as Commander.
Also appointed is Major General Samson Jiya, who moves from the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre (NAHFC) to Defence Headquarters as Chief of Defence Accounts and Budget.
Other strategic postings include Major General Mayirenso Saraso, from NAHFC to Army Headquarters Department of Operations as Chief of Operations (Army); Major General Isa Abdullahi, from Defence Headquarters to Army Headquarters Department of Administration as Chief of Administration (Army); and Major General Musa Etsu-Ndagi, from Army Headquarters Department of Training to Army Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs as Chief of Civil-Military Affairs.
Additionally, Major General Abubakar Haruna has been posted from NAHFC to the Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATRAC) Kontagora as Commander, while Major General Philip Ilodibia moves from Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans to Defence Space Administration as Chief of Defence Space Administration.
In the same vein, Major General Godwin Mutkut has been redeployed from the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) N’Djamena to Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre as Corps Commander Infantry, and Major General Umar Abubakar from the Ministry of Defence to Headquarters Nigerian Army Armour Corps as Commander Armour Corps.
Major General John Adeyemo moves from Nigerian Army School of Artillery to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery as Corps Commander Artillery, while Major General Mohammed Abdullahi, formerly of the Nigerian Army Cyberwarfare Command, is now Corps Commander Signals.
Further appointments include Major General Taofik Sidick from NAHFC to Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps as Chief of Accounts and Budget (Army), Major General Abdullahi Ibrahim from NAHFC to Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps as Corps Commander Ordnance, and Major General Adeyinka Adereti from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as Corps Commander EME.
Major General Nansak Shagaya moves from Army Headquarters Department of Operations to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport as Corps Commander Supply and Transport, while Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed has been appointed Acting Corps Commander Education.
The COAS also approved new command appointments in training institutions, with Major General Oluyemi Olatoye from 82 Division/Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA now Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna.
Major General Emmanuel Mustapha was moved from Defence Space Administration to Nigerian Army Signal School as Commandant; Major General Adamu Hassan from Nigerian Defence Section, Riyadh, to Nigerian Army School of Artillery as Commandant; and Brigadier General John Bulus from Nigerian Army Finance Corps to Nigerian Army School of Finance and Accounts as Commandant.
Senior officers appointed as field commanders include Major General Saidu Audu, from Army Headquarters Department of Training to MNJTF N’Djamena as Force Commander; Major General Warrah Idris, from Defence Headquarters to Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA as Commander; and Major General Oluremi Fadairo, from Army Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs to 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, as General Officer Commanding and Commander Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA.
The COAS further approved the posting of Major General Olatokumbo Bello as Director Defence Media Operations at Defence Headquarters and Brigadier General Samaila Uba from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji to Defence Headquarters as Director Defence Information.
Lieutenant General Shaibu charged all newly appointed senior officers to bring to bear their wealth of operational experience, administrative acumen, and strategic foresight in building a disciplined and combat-ready Army capable of confronting both contemporary and emerging security challenges.
He urged them to sustain the current operational momentum, strengthen interagency collaboration, and remain unwavering in upholding the Nigerian Army’s ethos of loyalty, selfless service, integrity, and excellence.