Nigeria: In Major Shake-Up, Army Redeploys Senior Officers

28 December 2013

The Nigerian Army friday announced massive changes in the posts and positions of its senior officers in what it said was a continuous efforts to re-strategise its tactical and operational structures to effectively deal with the ongoing war against terrorism and internal insurrections.

One of the major changes in the new postings approved by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika was the replacement of the Commander of the newly created 7 Division, Maiduguri, in charge of military operations against Boko Haram insurgents in the North East.

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