The Army Council has approved the promotion of 102 senior officers to the rank of Brigadier General and Major General.
In all, 27 Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of Major General while 75 Colonels got elevated to the rank of Brigadier General.
Among those promoted to the substantive rank of Major General are the Defence Adviser, Nigerian Mission to the United Nations in New York, Brigadier General Lincoln Ogunewe.
Also promoted are Acting Director, Military Intelligence, Brigadier General Letam Wiwa; Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Military Police, Brigadier General Adamu Abubakar; Commander, Multi National Joint Task Force, Brigadier General Augustine Edokpayi; and Director, Army Physical Training, Brigadier General Shehu Yusuf.
Other beneficiaries are the Director, Clothing and Stores, Army Headquarters, Brigadier General Augustine Okoh; Commander, Guards Brigade, Brigadier General Emmanuel Atewe; and Commander, 4 Brigade, Brigadier General Patrick Akem.
This list also includes Commander 34 Brigade, Brigadier General Modibbo Alkali; Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade; Commander, 23 Brigade, Brigadier General Fatai Alli; and Commander, 9 Brigade, Brigadier General Adeniyi Oyebade.
Other newly promoted Major Generals are Commander, 3 Brigade, Brigadier General IIiyasu Abbah and Acting Commander, Nigerian Army Education Corps, Brigadier General Sunday Adebayo.
Some of the Colonels promoted to the rank of Brigadier General are Colonel Ali Nani of Training and Doctrine Command; Acting Commander, 37 Brigade, Col. Okoi Obono; Acting Commander, and 21 Brigade, Col. Ibrahim Yusuf.
Others are Col. Olufunmilola Soleye of Ministry of Defence, and Col. Adamu Jalingo of Department of Civil Military Affairs, Army Headquarters.
A statement released by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. General Ibrahim Attahiru, said the promotions take immediate effect.
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