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In a season of promotion and redeployment, Navy promotes 140 senior officers (See list)

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The Nigerian Navy Board has approved the promotions of 140 naval officers to various senior ranks in the Nigerian Navy.

Breakdown of the figure showed that 65 Lieutenant Commanders were promoted to the rank of Commander, 26 Commanders promoted to the rank of Captain, 32 Captains to Commodore and 17 Commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.

Those promoted to Rear Admirals are: Dickson Olisemenogor, Elkanah Jaiyeola, Baribuma Kole, Othaniel Filafa, Akinga Ayafa, Danjuma Moses, Vincent Okeke, Yakubu Wambai, Emmanuel Beckley, Perry Onwuzulike, Nuhu Bala, Chukwu Okafor, Tanko Pani, Ibrahim Dewu, Monday Unurhiere, Joseph Akpan and Olumuyiwa Olotu.

The newly promoted Commodores are: Kabir Mohammed, Shehu Gombe, Ibrahim Mohammed, Musa Katagum, Gideon Kachim, Semiu Adepegba, Pakiribo Anabraba, Bob-Manuel Effiong, Suleiman Ibrahim, Danjuma Ndanusa, Haruna Zego, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, Victor Choji and Mohammed Dahiru.

Others are: Nnamdi Ekwom, Stephen Ibrahim, Desmond Igbo, Mohammed Muye, Kunle Oguntuga, Aniefiok Uko, Olufemi Adeleke, Etop Ebe, Usman Faruk, Paul Efe-Oghene, Michael Igwe, Ikenna Ubani, Musliu Yussuff, Samuel Ngatuwa, Omotola Olukoya, Dolapo Shittu, Abiodun Alade and Emmanuel Anakwe.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok- Ete Ibasin, in a statement signed by the Navy Director of Information, Commodore Suleiman Dahun, congratulated the newly promoted officers and charged them to rededicate themselves to their responsibilities and remain loyal to the nation and President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the nation’s Armed Forces.

The Nigeria Army and The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had also on Sunday promoted several officers to their next ranks in what could be described as a new era of promotion and redeployment in the military.

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