Nigerian Army Promotes 227 Senior Officers

Nigerian Army

The Army Council on Friday approved the promotion of 227 senior officers from various ranks to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Army.

Nigerian Army

Those promoted include 21 Brigadier Generals to Major Generals, 93 Colonels to Brigadier Generals and 113 Lieutenant Colonels to Colonels.

Those promoted include Brigadier General CM Abraham Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Brigadier General OU Obono, Acting Corps Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Artillery Corps, Brigadier General PJ Dauke Acting GOC 3 Division and Brigadier AA Nani Acting GOC 8 Task Force Division, as well Brigadier General JB Olawunmi, Acting Coordinator, Nigerian Army Aviation Corps, Brigadier General CC Okwonkwo, Commander 48 Task Force Division Engineers, Brigadier General MSA Aliyu and Brigadier General AM Jalingo, who were all promoted to the rank of Major General, amongst others.

Among the Colonels promoted to the rank of Brigadier Generals are

Colonel IY Dogara,

Colonel EO Aikhomu,

Colonel Aminu Bande,

Colonel IFD Briggs,

Colonel PA Alamba,

Colonel UU Bassey,

Colonel UT Musa,

Colonel AS Ndalolo,

Colonel AI Taiwo,

Colonel Y Hassan,

Colonel IOO Olotta and

Colonel UT Utaru.

Others include

Acting Director Army Public Relations,

Colonel SK Usman,

Acting Director of Chaplain Service (Roman Catholic)

Colonel CC Iroegbu,

Acting Director of Chaplain Service (Protestant),

Colonel DD Danfulani,

Acting Director Islamic Affairs,

Colonel SG Mustapha.

“Promotion in the Nigerian Army is an annual exercise by the Service to qualified personnel who have distinguished themselves over stipulated period of time”,Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations said