List: 47 high-rank officers retired by Nigerian army (updated)

Fresh details emerge on the mass sack from the Nigerian army which was announced in the early hours of Saturday, June 11. SK Usman, the army spokesperson, explained the retirement of the officers was based on “service exigencies”. It may signify that cases of partisanship (unfair practices during the 2015 election and in the war against Boko Haram) and corruption (Dasuki gate scandal) are behind the decision. The exact number of officers is still unclear. According to TheCable, the latest move affected 58 officers. At the same time, Vanguard put the number at about 200. However, the first list with 47 names and their ranks has become available on the following day, Sunday. Read the first batch of names below: 

1. Ojogbane Adegbe, a colonel and a former aide-de-camp (ADC) to ex president Goodluck Jonathan

2. Mustapha Onoiveta, a brigadier general and a former ADC to ex president Umaru Musa Yar’Adua

3. Nicholas Achinze, a colonel and a former military assistant to the former national security adviser (NSA) Gen. Owoye Azazi (rtd.) and the former NSA Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.). 

4. Maj Gen FO Ali 

5. Maj Gen EG Atewe 

6. Maj Gen Ejemai 

7. Maj Gen MY Ibrahim 

8. Maj Gen IN Ijioma 

9. Maj Gen Koleoso 

10. Maj Gen PAT Akem 

11. Maj Gen LC Ilo 

12. Maj Gen SD Aliyu 

13. Brig Gen Onibasa 

14. Brig Gen IM Lawson 

15. Brig Gen D Abdusalam 

16. Brig Gen Bashir Mormoni 

17. Brig Gen ASH Sahaad – a former ADC to the late president Musa Yar’adua 

18. Brig Gen Koko Essien 

19. Brig Gen LM Bello 

20. Brig Gen MG Ali  

21. Brig Gen Oyefesobi 

22. Brig Gen Ogidi 

23. Brig Gen Fiboinumama 

24. Brig Gen Agachi 

25. Col OU Nwankwo 

26. Col DR Hassan 

27. Col TT Minima – a younger brother of the former chief of army staff Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah 

28. Col CK Ukoha 

29. Col FD Kayode 

30. Lt Col Oladuntoye 

31. Lt Col Adinmoha 

32. Lt Col CO Amadi 

33. Lt Col Baba Ochanpa 

34. Lt Col Dazang 

35. Lt Col TE Arigbe 

36. Lt Col Egemole 

37. Lt Col A Suleiman 

38. Lt Col A Mohammed 

39. Lt Col AS Mohammed 

40. Lt Col Enemchukwu 

41. Maj TA Williams 

The list obtained by SaharaReporters contained 47 names. The new names are: 

42. Maj General TC Ude 

43. Maj Gen Letam Wiwa – a younger brother of the murdered environmental rights activist and author Ken Saro-Wiwa 

44. Brig General Okonkwo 

45. Brig General PE Ekpeyong 

46. Col Audu 47. Lt Col GC Nyekwu