Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Auwalu Mahmuda, a major general has assumed duty as the 56th General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army's 2 Division in Ibadan, Oyo State, taking over from Chinedu Nnebeife, whose tenure was marked by one of the military's most significant internal security operations this year, the rescue of abducted schoolchildren and teachers in the state.

Punch reported that the handover ceremony held on Monday at the 2 Division Headquarters, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Ibadan, followed Mr Nnebeife's redeployment to command the newly established 10 Division in Jalingo, Taraba State.

Mr Mahmuda's appointment comes at a period when the 2 Division continues to play a frontline role in counter-insurgency anti-kidnapping ope...