May 14, 2026

Nigerian Army Appoints New GOC For Kaduna Division

By Farouk Mohammed

The Nigerian Army has appointed Major-General M. Mohammed as the new General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Kaduna.

Until his appointment, he was at the Department of Army Standards and Evaluation (DASE) in Abuja.

He is taking over from Major-General A. Oyebade, who has been appointed Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).

It was learnt that in a posting signed by the Military Secretary (Army), Major-General I. O. Rabiu, dated October, 8, some officers mostly in the ranks of Brigadier-Generals were also affected in the shake-up.

They include Brigadier-Generals J. C. Egbudom, who is now acting commandant Nigerian Army School of Mechanical Engineering (NASME), K. N. Garba, commander, 27, Task Force Brigade, U. S. Mohammed, commander, Headquarters 3, Brigade, A. Bande, Commander, 6, Division Garrison, O. T. Akinjobi, head Operation monitoring Team, office of the Chief Of Army Staff, while B. E. Etuk, remains as Chief Of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff.

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