On Sunday, the Nigerian Army announced the redeployment of some of
its senior officers, including Maj.-Gen. A.A.Tarfa, the Commander,
Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery who has been redeployed to Martin
Luther Agwai International Leadership Peacekeeping Centre, as Commandant
in a new posting released by the army Headquarters.

According to a statement issued by Brig.-Gen Sani Usman, the Director
of Army Public Relations on Sunday, Maj.-Gen. M. Mohammed, GOC 1
Division has been moved to the Headquarters, Nigerian Army Signals Corps
and appointed as Corps Commander.

Maj.-Gen. C.T. Olukoju, who until now the Signal Corps Commander, has
been appointed Director General of the newly created Nigerian Army
Simulation Centre (NASIMC) with Headquarters in Abuja. Usman said under
the new posting, Maj.-Gen. U.S. Yakubu has been posted to Headquarters
of Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery and appointed as Corps Commander.

Others are Maj.-Gen. C.U. Agulanna, Senior Research Fellow, Nigerian
Army Resource Centre (NARC), Maj.-Gen. F. Yahaya, Military Secretary
(Army), as GOC 1 Division and Maj.-Gen. A.R. Bakare, Chief of Army
Accounts and Budget.

Similarly, Usman said Brig.-Gen. D.O. Donibo has been posted to
Nigerian Army School of Infantry and appointed Director Army Training
Support Centre (ATSC). Brig.-Gen. G.A.T. Ochigbano, Acting Military
Secretary (Army), Brig.-Gen. O.C. Ajunwa, to Nigerian High Commission
Brasil, as Defence Adviser, Brig.-Gen. S.T. Shafaru, Commander
Engineers, Headquarters Nigerian Army Special Forces Command.

Also affected in the posting are Brig.-Gen. B.Y. Baffa, from National
Defence College to the Office of the Chief of Army Staff as Chief of
Staff, while Brig.-General U.B. Abubakar is now Deputy Military
Secretary I.

Brig.-Gen. E.E. Emekah, from Army War College Nigeria, to 707 Special
Forces Brigade as Commander and Col. E.C. Obi-Osang, from Defence
Headquarters to Nigerian Army Special Forces Command as Chief of Staff.