The Nigerian Army Council has promoted 117 senior officers
According to a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, 41 Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of Major General, and 76 Colonels promoted to Brigadier General.
Those promoted to the rank of Major General include Brigadier General CU Onwunle, Director, Directorate of Army Data Processing Lagos; Brigadier General M Danmadami, Research Fellow/Subject Expert, Indian Sub-Continental at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja; Brigadier General OJ Akpor, Director Military Training Nigerian Defence Academy; Brigadier General UT Musa of the Department of Administration Army Headquarters Abuja; Brigadier General AA Eyitayo, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division/JTF NE Operation HADIN KAI Maiduguri, Borno State.
Also on the list are Brigadier General V Ebhaleme of Defence Space Administration Abuja, Brigadier General Lt. Omoniyi of Department of Civil-Military Affairs Abuja, and Brigadier General NU Muktar Acting Director of Procurement at the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, Army Headquarters Abuja amongst others.
For those promoted to Brigadier General, Onyema listed them to include, Colonel O Adegbe, Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Minna; Colonel AA Babalola, Headquarters 3 Division; Colonel NN Orok of Defence Headquarters, Colonel MO Ibrahim, Army War College Nigeria; Col BO Omopariola, Commander 25 Task Force Brigade; Colonel UV Unachukwu, Army War College Nigeria; Colonel OAO Ojo, Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Lagos, and Col HI Dasuki of the Forward Operating Base, Ngamdu, Borno State amongst others
According to Onyema, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, congratulated the promoted officers and their families, asking them to redouble their effort to justify the confidence reposed in them.