The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the strategic redeployment of senior officers to key command, operational and staff positions across the Nigerian Army as part of efforts to enhance operational effectiveness and strengthen leadership.

The exercise is designed to align the Army’s command structure with Nigeria’s evolving security environment while ensuring that critical operational theatres are led by officers with the right experience, expertise and leadership capacity.

According to the Army, the redeployment prioritises key operational theatres and strategic appointments to position the right commanders and staff officers to deliver decisive results and improve the effectiveness of ongoing military operations

This came just as the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Retd), on Wednesday visited the Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology. Kachia, Kaduna

Major General Ibikunle Ademola Ajose replaces Operation Hadin Kai chief less than two years into his tenure to oversee military operations against Boko Haram and its Islamic State-backed splinter group in the country’s northeast, replacing the operation’s chief less than two years after he assumed the role, the army said on Wednesday.

Major General Ibikunle Ademola Ajose, who previously served at Army Headquarters in Abuja, takes over as commander of Operation Hadin Kai from Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, who became the operation’s 15th commander in April 2025.