The Army Council on Friday approved the promotion of 227 senior officers from various ranks to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Army.

Those promoted include 21 Brigadier Generals to Major Generals, 93 Colonels to Brigadier Generals and 113 Lieutenant Colonels to Colonels.

Those promoted include Brigadier General CM Abraham Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Brigadier General OU Obono, Acting Corps Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Artillery Corps, Brigadier General PJ Dauke Acting GOC 3 Division and Brigadier AA Nani Acting GOC 8 Task Force Division, as well Brigadier General JB Olawunmi, Acting Coordinator, Nigerian Army Aviation Corps, Brigadier General CC Okwonkwo, Commander 48 Task Force Division Engineers, Brigadier General MSA Aliyu and Brigadier General AM Jalingo, who were all promoted to the rank of Major General, amongst others.



Among the Colonels promoted to the rank of Brigadier Generals are

Colonel IY Dogara,

Colonel EO Aikhomu,

Colonel Aminu Bande,

Colonel IFD Briggs,

Colonel PA Alamba,

Colonel UU Bassey,

Colonel UT Musa,

Colonel AS Ndalolo,

Colonel AI Taiwo,

Colonel Y Hassan,

Colonel IOO Olotta and

Colonel UT Utaru.



Others include

Acting Director Army Public Relations,

Colonel SK Usman,

Acting Director of Chaplain Service (Roman Catholic)

Colonel CC Iroegbu,

Acting Director of Chaplain Service (Protestant),

Colonel DD Danfulani,

Acting Director Islamic Affairs,

Colonel SG Mustapha.

“Promotion in the Nigerian Army is an annual exercise by the Service to qualified personnel who have distinguished themselves over stipulated period of time”,Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/12/nigerian-army-promotes-227-senior.html

cc lalasticlala

GOOD ONE, NIGERIAN ARMY ARE DOING GREAT

Hmm..

No Igbo man...

Obodo Uwa Mmebi...

fu la ni ti take over

This is good.

In the end army wont be attractive to hausas again

Elchappo:
Hmm..

No Igbo man...

Obodo Uwa Mmebi...

only one Igbo man!!!! One Nigeria is a scam and sham!!!!! Why can't this country be split and done away with already??

Elchappo:
Hmm..

No Igbo man...

Obodo Uwa Mmebi...

Gozzzy:

only one Igbo man!!!! One Nigeria is a scam and sham!!!!! Why can't this country be split and done away with already??

Is it only Igbo man in Nigeria?
So it must all be igbo man b4 the exercise can be deemed great?

What a selfish and self entitlement set of mind?

BUHARI SHOULD SACK ALL THE IGBOS IN NIGERIA ARMY, WE ARE CREATING A BIAFRA ARMY FOR OUR COUNTRY AND WE ARE GOING TO NEED THEM. THIS IS LIST IS FOR AREWA ARMY, FRANKLY I DONT CARE IF THEY ARE ALL FROM DAURA.

Why are igbos wailing that non of their sons were promoted in the joke of a military that exists in Nigeria.

seunfly:


Is it only Igbo man in Nigeria?
So we must all them as igbo man b4 the exercise can be deemed great?

What a selfish and self entitlement set of mind?

I wonder why God gave ur tiger head battery brain..
So that list made of northern names re the only people in nigeria.

Hypocrite...

Elchappo:


I wonder why God gave ur tiger head battery brain..
So that list made of northern names re the only people in nigeria.

Hypocrite...

So this names are northerner

Colonel EO Aikhomu,

Colonel IFD Briggs,

Colonel PA Alamba,

Colonel UU Bassey,

Colonel AS Ndalolo,

Colonel AI Taiwo,

Colonel IOO Olotta

Colonel CC Iroegbu,

Or any Muslim name is a northerner, continue with your hate campaign and self entitlement.

Congrats to them all especially aikhumo.God bless esan land.#irep edo#

Great!
- http://www.dailyafricagist.com

Those shouting only one igbo, so iroegbu, okonkwo, Alamba are no longer igbo. Check other names from south too. When u consider the 6 geopolitical zones you will see a better spread.