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The Nigerian army and Nigerian air force have announced the promotion of 186 senior officers to higher ranks.

This was confirmed in separate statements issued by the air force and army.

In the air force, 22 air commodores and 28 group captains were elevated, while 45 brigadier generals and 92 colonels were promoted in the army.

Below are the lists:

AIR FORCE

Air commodore to air vice marshall

• Olatokunbo Adesanya
• Paul Jemitola
• Charles Ohwo
• Mohammed Yakubu
• Emmanuel Wonah
• Ubrufih Uzezi
• Hyacinth Eze
• Abubakar Liman
• Idi Lubo
• Samuel Babalola
• Nelson Calmday
• Musa Tanko
• Haruna Mohammed
• Olusegun Philip
• Aliyu Pani
• Chinwendu Onyike
• Suleiman Mohammed
• Dahiru Sanda
• John Ochomma
• Idi Amin
• Mahmud Madi

From group captain to air commodore

• Abubakar Abdullahi
• Abraham Adole
• Adebayo Kahinde
• Michael Onyebashi
• Uchechi Nwagwu
• Ebimobo Ebiowe
• Nnaemeka Ilo
•  Patrick Philips
• Amos Bulus
• Ahmed Bakari
• Anthony Ndace
• Halim Adebowale
• Hassan Alhaji
• Alfred Shogbanmu
• Idi Sani
• Usman Abdullahi
• Kabir Umar
• Olufemi Ogunsina
• Mohammed Suleiman
• David Aluku
• Raymond Nwankwo
• Lawal Danzangi
• Razaq Shittu
• Babatunde Ajayi
• Samuel Chinda
• Paul Irumheson
• Friday Ogohim
• Adanu Ochai

ARMY

• HO Otiki
• OO Soleye
• AT Hamman
• F Yahaya
• BA Ahanotu
• IM Yusuf
• SO Olabanji
• JI Unuigbe
• AA Jidda
• JE Jakko
• VO Ezugwu
• AC Agundu
• HE Ayamasaowei
• MS Yusuf
• BA Raji
• OF Azinta
• J Sarham
• TA Gagariga
• LF Abdullahi
• JG Myam
• US Yakubu
• A Israel
• CO Ekulide
• SO Olowolayemo
• JT Chukwu
• EE Eyong
• DC Nengite
• CA Dalhatu
• UN Babangida.
• UI Mohammed
• NU Mukhtar
• OG OnuboguS
• T Shafaru
• GG Shipi
•  AS Ishaq
• AO Kalajaiye
• JC Mbibi
• JT Chukwu
• HA Gambo
• LB Mohammed

Sani Usman, spokesman of the army, who signed the statement where the promotions were announced, did not release the full list.