The development confirmed a report by The PUNCH that scores of top military brass would be retired following the appointment of new service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu on June 19.
The Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla has approved the appointments and redeployments of 57 senior officers comprising 56 rear admirals and a
Nigerian Navy redeploys 257 rear admirals, commodores, others in major shake up
The Navy said 60 rear admirals, 123 commodores and 74 captains were affected by the redeployment. 4 min read
The Chief of Naval Staff, Awwal Gambo, has approved the redeployment of about 257 officers of the force, the Nation newspaper is reporting.
A statement by the Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Suleiman Dahun, on Saturday, said the exercise followed the appointment of new service chiefs.
The Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force had announced similar redeployments earlier in the month.
Mr Dahun, a commodore, said 60 rear admirals, 123 commodores and 74 captains were affected by the redeployment.
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