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46th G.O.C., 2 DIVISION, NIGERIAN ARMY, MAJOR GEN. OBINNA ONUBOGU ASSUMES COMMAND

The new GOC, Major General Obinna Onubogu, who took over command from his predecessor, Major General Bamidele Alabi, has assured Nigerians that the Division will do all that is required to sustain the commendable efforts of his predecessor to adequately protect and secure its Area of Responsibility (AOR).  General Onubogu, while expressing his gratitude to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja NAM, for entrusting him with the stewardship of commanding the 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, harped on the imperative to improve operations, sustain capabilities, training, administration and troops welfare adding that the new phase of his career, will be another opportunity for him to defend the values, interests and territory of Nigeria under the nation's constitution and directive of the COAS. He urged commanders and staff officers of the division to focus all efforts towards achieving the objectives of the COAS' command philosophy and promised to contin

MASS RETIREMENT: 113 GENERALS BOW OUT OF NIGERIAN ARMY

  A shocking wave of mass retirement has hit the Nigerian Army. On Tuesday, a total of 113 Nigerian Army Generals retired from service. They include, one General, one Lieutenant General, 67 Major Generals, and 44 Brigadier Generals. At the Regimental Dinner Night in Abuja held in their honor, Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru praised the Nigerian Army for it's support of democracy in Nigeria.  He emphasized that this support has made the Army an example to follow in West Africa and beyond and urged other services in the region to emulate them. In a statement released by Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu on Wednesday, the director of Army Public Relations, the minister encouraged the army to remain loyal to the constitution and continue supporting democracy’s development in Nigeria. The statement also noted that members of the Armed Forces should uphold their duty to support democracy both within Nigeria and across international borders. During his speech at the dinner night, Badaru co