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The Chief of Army Staff( COAS) Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has given a special promotion to 3,729 soldiers engaged in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the northeast.
223 Staff Sergeants were promoted to the rank of Warrant Officers, while 511 Sergeants got promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeants.
Also, 994 Corporals were elevated to the rank of Sergeants, 1064 Lance Corporals moved to the rank of Corporals while 932 Private soldiers were appointed Lance.
The Director Army Public Relations (DAPR)Texas Chukwu, a Brigadier General in a statement said, “The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has approved the release of special promotion for 3,729 troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE who participated in Operation DEEP PUNCH II in Sambisa Forest.
“This is in recognition of their valour and uncommon commitment to duty during the operation. A breakdown of the beneficiaries include 223 Staff Sergeants promoted to the rank of Warrant Officers, 511 Sergeants promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeants while 994 Corporals were promoted to the rank of Sergeants. Others are 1064 Lance Corporals promoted to the rank of Corporals while 932 Private soldiers were appointed Lance Corporals,” he said.
It would be recalled that “operation Deep punch” was launched in 2017 to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorist from Sambisa forest in the north east.
