President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 9th July 2019 approved the accelerated promotion of two senior officers and a subaltern of the Nigerian Army. In a statement contained and released by Army spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, it said the officers were granted promotion for their extraordinary feats, courage, exemplary leadership, loyalty, uncommon commitment and valor in the counter-insurgency operation in the North-eastern part of the country.
It read: “The two senior officers are Major General LO Adeosun, the Chief of Training and Operations at Army Headquarters who has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and Brigadier General AB Biu, General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole Maiduguri, promoted to the rank of Major General. Also, promoted to the rank of Captain is Lieutenant AJ Danjibrin of 211 Demonstration Battalion Bauchi.
The President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has conveyed his personal congratulations to the promoted officers and charged them to continue to be shining examples to their colleagues.