Major General A.K. Ibrahim has been appointed as the Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), N’Djamena, Republic of Chad.
The MJTF is a military effort established by Lake Chad basin countries, comprising Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, to fight Boko Haram and other insurgent groups in the area.
Army spokesperson, Brig.-General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, said the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, approved the appointment of principal staff officers and field commanders.
“The COAS approved the appointment of the Commandant, Nigerian Army Armoured School, Maj Gen BO Sawyer, as the new Director, Defence Information, while the Chief of Operations, Army, Maj Gen IM Yusuf, becomes the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy,” the statement said.
“Maj Gen TA Gagariga will move from Army Headquarters, Department of Policy and Plans, to Nigerian Army Artillery Corps as Corps Commander Artillery, and Maj Gen VO Ezugwu of Training and Doctrine Command becomes the Commander Infantry Corps.
“Maj Gen MA Yekini is the new Chief of Defence, Training and Operations, Maj Gen MS Yusuf will take over as Chief of Defence Standard and Evaluation, while the Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Maj Gen AB Omozoje will take over as the Chief of Policy and Plans at the Army Headquarters.
“Equally, Maj Gen SO Olabanji becomes the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Maj Gen OA Akintade is the new Chief of Army Logistics, Maj Gen OT Akinjobi takes over as Chief of Operations (Army), Maj Gen JA Ataguba becomes the Chief of Army Standard and Evaluation, while Maj Gens KI Mukhtar and C Ofoche are the new Chief of Administration and Chief of Transformation and Innovation, respectively. Maj Gen AB Ibrahim is appointed as Chief of Training (Army).
“Among the new field commanders are Maj Gen AK Ibrahim who takes over as the Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force, N’Djamena, and Maj Gen IS Ali who becomes the General Officer Commanding 3 Division will double as the Commander, Special Task Force Operation Safe Haven.”
Nwachukwu said the appointments take effect immediately.
