Top generals redeployed in massive shake-up in Nigerian Army

Top generals redeployed in massive shake-up in Nigerian Army.

Not fewer than 14 top officers of the Nigerian Army have had their positions switched in the security outfit, Premium Times is reporting.According to the report, these officers (six major generals, five brigadier generals, two captains and one major) have either been appointed into new positions or redeployed to different parts of the country in a major shake-up.Among those redeployed is Major General M.H. Garba, who has been moved from Army Headquarters’ Department of Military Secretary to the Army Corps of Artillery with a Chief of Army Staff Commendation Award. The redeployment takes effect from Monday, January 16. Others include Major Generals K.I. Abdulkarim who was moved to Defense headquarters from Nigerian Army 6 Division headquarters; O.U. Obono, who was moved from Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery Headquarters to the Defence Headquarters; and E.O. Udoh, who was transferred from Defence Headquarters to the Nigerian Army 6 Division Headquarters. All the transfers take effect from January 12, 2017. Also on the list are Major Generals I.O. Rabio and E.G. Whyte who were moved from Nigerian Army School of Signals to Army Headquarters Department of Military Secretary and Nigerian Army School of Signals to Defence Headquarters to as the new commandant respectively.