Nigeria Army appoints Col. S.K. Usman as its new spokesman

The authorities of the Nigerian Army have appointed Col. S.K Usman as the new spokesman for the service.

 

Usman is expected to take over from the current Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Olajide Laleye, who is on transfer to the 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, as the Commander.

 

Until his appointment, Col. Usman was the spokesman of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri.

 

It was learnt that Usman was redeployed to take over the Directorate of the Army Public Relations because of his effectiveness as the spokesman of the sensitive 7th Division, which is entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating the campaign against insurgency in the North-East.

 

Before his deployment to the 7th division in 2014, Usman had also served as the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Director, Army Public Relations.

 

Usman’s new posting was as a result of recent deployment of senior officers of the Nigerian Army as approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Kenneth Minimah.