The Nigerian Army has redeployed the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole and 146 other senior officers as part of strategies to reposition the counter-insurgency operation in the North-East. Yusuf, Commander, Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps is now the Commander Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Minna, while Maj.-Gen. A Oyebade, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division Nigerian Army will move to Army Headquarters as Chief of Logistics. Olabanji, the Commandant of Amphibious Training School Calabar is now the Acting GOC 8 Task Force Division. Ali has been moved to Nigerian Army Special Forces School, Buni Yadi as Commandant, from NATRAC. Quadri will move from the Office of the Chief of Army Staff to 25 Task Force Brigade as Commander."

Source: The North Africa Journal May 11, 2017 04:30 UTC