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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has appointed new commanders for Operation Lafiya Dole, the military task force in the North-East.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen Sani Usman, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

According to Usman, the newly promoted Maj.-Gen. O.T. Akinjobi, Head of the Operations Monitoring Team at the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, has been appointed Commander, Sector 3, Operation Lafiya Dole.

He said that Maj.-Gen. M.G. Ali, Commander, 9 Brigade, has been appointed Commander of the newly created Nigerian Army Special Forces Command.

He said that Brig.-Gen. B.R. Sinjen would command Integrated Fire , while Brig.-Gen. F.O. Omoigui, had been moved from 2 Division, Nigerian Army to Army Headquarters’ Department of Training and Operations as Director of Operations.

Usman stated that the deployment moved Brig.-Gen. T.A. Lagbaja to 9 Brigade, Nigerian Army as commander.

Also affected, he said, was Brig.-Gen. O.R. Aiyenigba, Director, Land Warfare, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, who had been assigned to Office of the Chief of Army Staff as Head of Operations Monitoring Team.

According to Usman, Brig.-Gen. A.U. Kuliya is to take over as Director, Land Warfare at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College.

“Similarly, new Brigade Commanders have been appointed for some of the Brigades at Operation LAFIYA DOLE.

“These include Brig.-Gen. E.F. Oyinlola, 22 Brigade; Brig.-Gen. V.U. Okoro, 25 Task Force Brigade; Brig.-Gen. A.B. Mohammed, 26 Task Force Brigade and Brig.-Gen. A.O. Oyelade, 27 Task Force Brigade.

“Brig.-Gen. M.T. Usman, 28 Task Force Brigade and Brig.-Gen. M.G. Kangye, 37 Brigade.’’

The army spokesman added that Brig.-Gen. A.S. Ishaq had been appointed as Coordinator, Nigeria Police Force for Operation LAFIYA DOLE.

He also announced that new commanders had been appointed for the various Army Headquarters Logistics Commands at the theatre.

“These include Brig.-Gen. A.G. Ibrahim, Brig.-Gen. P.N. Okeson and Brig.-Gen. O.A. Aminu, for Logistics Base I, II and III, respectively.”

Usman said the posting affected several Commanding Officers of the various units in Operation Lafiya Dole.

He said Buratai had directed that all those affected by the posting must remain committed and fully in charge until they were properly relieved in line with standard operating procedures and military professional ethics.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Buratai had, shortly after decorating the newly-promoted senior officers on Thursday in Abuja, hinted that deployments were in the offing for them.

Source: https://punchng.com/buratai-appoints-new-operation-lafiya-dole-commanders/

Take the fight to them nt appointing up nd down

Over 100 soldiers killed in a day and Buhari is yet to sack Burutai.

nice one

God bless Nigeria.. God protect our soldiers

he shud appoint ipob.They are expert in guerilla warfare.

Big titles big names poor result.

Another poor performance loading

It's high time NA begins to get their act right. Shakeups without proper strategy is meaningless.

New ogbenis make una no disappoint us o...quick question, when's Buratai going to accept he has failed our boys and resign his commission?

ok

Another set of people to embezzle money meant to fight insurgency.

If only boko haram will be defeated but I doubt

Buhari should pls sack this man

General BURAnTASHI the thief who was attending the dullard's campaign while soldiers were being massacred should simply resign as a matter of principle.

If u like,don't involve the west..slow things,forming "we can handle it". Una wan make sure say this 1billion USD finish

appointment of more corrupt officers to continue looting money meant for arms. May God help us.

what of the service chiefs themselves, Buhari? That is what we are clamouring for. Anyway I wish them luck

Oh no!!

Kenekingisback:
Another poor performance loading

Useless government

AngelicBeing:
Useless government

so useless!!

While military intervention is a laudable initiative against terrorism, I think the government and relevant stakeholders should fight insurgency by doing everything to stop the spread of radical ideology in the northern Nigeria.

Young pupils in Islamiyya are indoctrinated by ideology that breed violence.

Buratai, that need be replaced is replacing.

bunch of failures

Akinjobi....Omo Akin

us tomorrow for a professional courses... don't to miss it

Buratai, we want to see you in the battle field not in the office appointing people upandan

Go there and show them how it's done!

Is it Buratai that is constitutionally empowered to do this or is it the Commander-in-chief?

Why afonja like war?

sekundosekundo:
Over 100 soldiers killed in a day and Buhari is yet to sack Burutai.

To you sacking Burutai is the solution to bring back the to life of the fallen gallant Soldiers?
Do you even have anything you are thinking than Buhari alone?