No fewer than 69 top military officers of the Nigeria Army may be on their way out of service following the premature death of the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru in an unfortunate plane crash last Friday.
The Army Chief died on a Beachcraft 350 Airforce plane that was conveying him, along with other 10 military officers to Kaduna while on an official assignment.
He was buried with full military honour with other officers at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday.
Following his death, it was gathered that Federal Government is frantically in search of replacement since a vacuum can’t be left in the command considering that the battle to win the war against insurgents, banditry, obliterate other secessionists and other forms of criminality including kidnappings is of paramount importance.
Already, it was gathered that there are about 70 Major Generals in the kitty of the Nigeria Army and only one will be selected to be COAS.
Traditionally in the military, the majority, or the entire top brace will be going on compulsory retirement if an officer of junior officer in seniority roll is appointed.
Although that tradition has not been faithfully followed in recent times as there exist in the service Major Generals that served between 37-38 years in service.
A source says that the following Major Generals might have one of them becoming the next Chief of Army Staff as permutations are rife.
Major General AS Maikobi
Major General DC Onyemulu
HI Bature – Major General
A Bande – Major General
SA Yaro – Major General
LA Adegboye – Major General
OI Uzamere – Major General
J Sarham- Major General
OF Azinta – Major General
JB Olawumi – Major General
CO Ude – Major General
G Oyefesobi – Major General
BM Shafa- Major General
NA Angbazo – Major General
BA Akinroluyo – Major General.
Others include HR Momoh – Major General
KAY Isiyaku – Major General
AT Hamman – Major General
MO Uzoh – Major General
AM Aliyu – Major General
CC Okonkwo – Major General
MA Masanawa – Major General
JI Unuigbe – Major General
JJ Ogonlade – Major General
AN Dauda – Major General
AA Jidda – Major General
YI Shalangwa – Major General
IN Yusuf – Major General
JGK Myam – Major General
SA Adebayo – Major General
GA Umelo – Major General
PB Fakrogha – Major General
VO Ezugwu – Major General
AB Omozoje – Major General
EN Njoku – Major General
SO Olabanji – Major Genera;
GB Audu – Major General
OA Akintade – Major General
OT Akinjobi – Major General
BA Isandu – Major General
AM Alabi – Major General
AA Adesope – Major General
OW Ali – Major General
MG Ali – Major General
SS Araoye – Major General
GS Abdullahi – Major General
CG Musa – Major General
US Mohammed – Major General
KI Mukhtar – Major General
KN Garba – Major General
DH Ali-Keffi – Major General
EV Onumajuru – Major General
KI Yusuf – Major General
BR Sinjen – Major General
TA Lagbaja – Major General
UU Bassey – Major General
S Dahiru – Major General
UA Yusuf – Major General
KO Aligbe – Major General
AK Ibrahim – Major General
LA Fejokwu – Major General
AB Ibrahim – Major General
JO Ochai – Major General
EAP Undiandeye – Major General
OR Aiyenigba – Major General
GU Chibuisi – Major General
SG Mohammed – Major General
IM Jallo – Major General
It was learnt that before the week runs out, a new COAS would have been appointed to preside over the affairs of the Nigerian Army.
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