The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Olufemi Oluyede on Sunday, 17 August, 2025 approved the appointment of new General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and redeployment of senior officers into key command and staff positions, reports thegazellenews.com.
The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, who made this announcement through a statement issued on Sunday, 17 August, 2025, said the new postings affect Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) at the Army Headquarters, GOCs, Corps Commanders, Commandants of Training Institutions, and Brigade Commanders.
The full list of the new officers and their new posts are listed by below:
A.A. Adekeye, Major General — Chief of Personnel Management (Army)
Maj.-Gen.T.B. Ugiagbe, — Chief of Standard and Evaluation
Major General A.A. Idris, — Chief of Military Intelligence (Army)
Major General M.O. Erebulu, Provost Marshall (Army)
Major General E.A. Anaryu, — Corps Commander, Supply and Transport
Major General J.E. Osifo, — Director-General, Nigerian Army Finance Corporation
Major General S.A. Akesode, — Head of Mission, African Union Verification Mission in Tigray, Ethiopia.
NeW GOCs
Major General A.S.M. Wase, — GOC 1 Division/Commander Sector 1, Operation FANSAN YAMMA
Major General C.R. Nnebeife, — GOC 2 Division/Commander Sector 3, Operation FANSAN YAMMA
Major General M. K.O. Osemwegie — Head, Army Signal School
Major General A.J. Aliyu, — Head, Ordnance School
Major General A.C. Adetoba, — Commandant, Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management
Brigadier General M. Jimoh, — Commander, 1 Brigade
Major General O. Ihanuwaze, — Commandant, Nigerian Army Finance School
Brigadier General N.E. Okoloagu, — Commander, 2 Brigade
Brigadier General A.A. Bello, — Commander, 6 Division Garrison/Sector 3, Operation DELTA SAFE
Oluyede charged the newly appointed officers to redouble their efforts in sustaining ongoing operations against terrorism, insurgency and other security threats.
The COAS assured that troops’ welfare remained his priority.
