Saturday, July 4, 2026

COAS Oluyede Approves Reshufflement Of Top Army Command In Major Shake-Up

Olayiwola Matthew

Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Olufemi Oluyede has approved the redeployment of senior officers into key command and staff positions.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Appolonia Anele, acting director of army public relations, said the new postings affect principal staff officers (PSOs) at the army headquarters, general officers commanding (GOCs), corps commanders, commandants of training institutions, and brigade commanders.

Here are the postings.

Adekunle Adeyinka, major general — Chief of logistics (Army)

A.A. Adekeye, major general — Chief of personnel management (army), and Maj.-Gen.

T.B. Ugiagbe, major general — Chief of standard and evaluation

A.A. Idris, major general — Chief of military intelligence (Army)

M.O. Erebulu, major general — Provost marshal (Army).

E.A. Anaryu, major general — Corps commander, supply and transport

J.E. Osifo, major general — Director-general, Nigerian Army Finance Corporation

S.A. Akesode, major general — Head of mission, African Union Verification Mission in Tigray, Ethiopia.

A.S.M. Wase, major general — GOC 1 Division/Commander Sector 1, Operation FANSAN YAMMA

C.R. Nnebeife, major general — GOC 2 Division/Commander Sector 3, Operation FANSAN YAMMA

M.O. Ihanuwaze, major general — Commandant, Nigerian Army Finance School

K.O. Osemwegie major general — Head, Army Signal School

A.J. Aliyu, major general — Head, Ordnance School

A.C. Adetoba, major general — Commandant, Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management

M. Jimoh, brigadier general — Commander, 1 Brigade

N.E. Okoloagu, brigadier general — Commander, 2 Brigade

A.A. Bello, brigadier general — 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.

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