The Nigerian Army High Command headed by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of 2,313 officers across various formations and units.
This was contained in a restricted signal dated December 31, 2025, by the Military Secretary (Army), Major General E. I. Okoro.
Based on the content of the restricted signal, the postings and appointments are with immediate effect just as they also reflected amendments or deletions affecting 98 officers of various ranks, which made it 2,215.
The postings showed that 37 Major Generals were redeployed, including changes at the level of General Officers Commanding (GOCs) in key Divisions.
The signal indicated that Major General Farouk Mijinyawa, who was the GOC of 81 Division, has been posted to the Department of Army Policy and Plans (DAPP), as the Deputy Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP) at Army Headquarters while the former GOC of 8 Division, Sokoto, Major General Ibikunle Ajose, has been moved to the Army Headquarters and appointed Deputy Chief of Operations (Army).
Similarly, new GOCs were appointed for the affected Divisions that included Major General B. P. Koughna appointed as GOC, 8 Division, as well as Commander, Sector 2, Joint Task Force (JTF), North-West.
In the same vein, Major General A. A. Babalola has been posted from the Defence Headquarters, DAPP, to assume duty as GOC, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Lagos.
Also affected in the new postings were 187 Brigadier Generals and 189 Colonels with 235 Lieutenant Colonels, 856 Majors, 384 Captains, 318 Lieutenants, and three Second Lieutenants.
The Signal directed all affected officers to report to their new areas of posting or redeployment on the dates specified against their names, warning that failure will attract appropriate sanctions.
The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele is yet to issue an official statement on the development, but a Senior Officer at the Army Headquarters, confirmed the postings and appointments which he described as a routine exercise aimed at enhancing optimal operational performance in the Service.
