Six things to know about new GOC 7 Division

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BY USMAN MOHAMMED, JANUARY 25, 2022 | 02:45 PM


Maj. General Waidi Shaibu has assumed duty as the General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Borno.

The GOC is also the commander, Sector 1 of the Operation Hadin Kai.

His appointment was approved following a shake-up at the military hierarchy, affecting senior officers of the Army.

Maj. General Waidi replaced Maj. General AA Eyitayo who was redeployed to the Defence Headquarters.

He assumed the new office on Friday, where a handing over ceremony was organized in accordance with the army tradition.

Here are the six things to know about him:

  1. General Shaibu is a member of Course 41 Regular Combatant Course and from the Nigerian Army Armour Corps.

  2. Until his appointment as the GOC, he was the Director of Training at the Army Headquarters Department of Training in Abuja.

  3. He was also the former commander, 21 Special Armour Brigade Bama with experience in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the North East. The brigade is at the forefront of leading military offensives to the Sambisa Forest, former Boko Haram headquarters.

  4. He was the member of College of International Security Affairs, CISA, before he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General of the Nigerian Army.

  5. He served as principal staff officer at Defense Headquarters Abuja.

  6. He is the 11th of the 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Operation Hadin Kai in the North East theatre.


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