The Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has announced the promotion of personal of the military including the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko who was promoted to the rank of Major-General.
A press statement release by the Nigerian Army Director of Defence Information, Brigadia General Onyema Nwachukwu said, the “Army Council has on Tuesday the 21st of December 2021, approved the promotion of senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively. A total of 41 Brigadier Generals were meritoriously promoted to the enviable rank of Major General, while 76 Colonels were also elevated to the rank of Brigadier General”.
The press release further said that, “amongst 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. Others 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”.
Those promoted to Brigadier General 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, the press release said.
Concluding, the statement said that, “the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya congratulates all the promoted officers and their families, and urges them to redouble their effort to justify the confidence reposed in them by the NA”.
Newly promoted Major Generals:
- CU Onwunle,
- M Dan madam,
- OJ Akpor,
- HT Wesley
- UT Musa
- AA Eyitayo
- V Ebhaleme
- LT Omoniyi
- MNB Mamman
- NU Muktar
- A Adamu
- DI Salihu
- SA Akesobe
- KA Isoni
- HT Dada
- AS Chinade
- AA Ariyibi
- W Shaibu
- AA Adeyinka
- BA Alabi
- OT Olatoye
- JH Abdussalam
- ST Shafaru
- PP Malla
- BY Baffa
- TE Gagariga
- GM Mutkut
- MT Durowaiye
- JD Omali
- J Mohammed
- ZL Abubakar
- ES Buba
- JAL Jimoh
- BE Onyeuko
- JG Mohammed and EC Ekwesi
Those promoted from Colonels to Brigadier Generals are:
- O Adegbe
- AA Babalola
- NN Orok
- K Abdulkarim
- VE Cletus
- OA Aminu
- GO Olorunyomi
- MS Adamu
- C Ogbuabo
- JO Are
- SA Adeyemo
- AA Tawasimi
- AT Lawal
- BMG Martins
- MJ Gambo
- OO Olutunde
- ML Abubakar
- MU Ikobah
- OO Yakubu
- PK Zawaya
- DR Dantani
- BO Amakor
- JH Bawa
- EU Effiong
- NA Mohammed
- JO Ememe
- DJ Abdulllahi
- JU Gombe
- J Ibrahim
- MO Agi
- CA Baushe
- MY Lawal
- RS Omolori
- OO Obolo
- OA Obasanjo
- TJ Mackintosh
- UC Ezeh
- N Mbaka
- T Ahmed
- MO Ibrahim
- BO Omopariola
- UV Unachukwu
- OM Oyekola
- OAO Ojo
- NN Rume
- M Isah
- AS Maikano
- MI Falana
- AD Abubakar
- SS Diwa
- D Umaru
- A Mohammed
- MK Sanda
- HI Dasuki
- S Ahmed
- JA Ifeanyi
- UA Lawal
- YO Zubair
- EA Koleoso
- OJ Majebi
- OA Ochagwuba
- EC Emere
- SM Dagari
- AD Isa
- I Tanko
- A Jimoh
- SI Said
- AO Solarin
- H Mohammed
- JB Ibrahim
- A Abdulkarim
- II Adamu
- A Iliyasu A Baningo
- S Umaru
- AA Ahmed