Full list of newly promoted senior Nigerian Navy officers

The Board of the Nigerian Navy (NN) has approved the promotion of 140 naval officers to various senior ranks.

A statement from Navy spokesman, Commodore Suleiman Dahun, on Sunday affirmed that the approval was given yesterday.

According to him, the promotion released showed that 65 Lieutenant Commanders were promoted to the rank of Commander, 26 Commanders were promoted to Captain, 32 Captains to Commodore and 17 Commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.

THOSE PROMOTED TO REAR ADMIRAL are:

1. Dickson Olisemenogor
2. Elkanah Jaiyeola
3. Baribuma Kole
4. Othaniel Filafa
5. Akinga Ayafa
6. Danjuma Moses
7. Vincent Okeke
8. Yakubu Wambai
9. Emmanuel Beckley
10. Perry Onwuzulike
11. Nuhu Bala
12. Chukwu Okafor
13. Tanko Pani
14. Ibrahim Dewu
15. Monday Unurhiere
16. Joseph Akpan
17. Olumuyiwa Olotu

THOSE PROMOTED TO COMMODORE are:

1. Kabir Mohammed
2. Shehu Gombe
3. Ibrahim Mohammed
4. Musa Katagum
5. Gideon Kachim
6. Semiu Adepegba
7. Pakiribo Anabraba
8. Bob-Manuel Effiong
9. Suleiman Ibrahim
10. Danjuma Ndanusa
11. Haruna Zego
12. Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan
13. Victor Choji
14. Mohammed Dahiru
15. Nnamdi Ekwom
16. Stephen Ibrahim
17. Desmond Igbo
18. Mohammed Muye
19. Kunle Oguntuga
20. Aniefiok Uko
21. Olufemi Adeleke
22. Etop Ebe
23. Usman Faruk
24. Paul Efe-Oghene
25. Michael Igwe
26. Ikenna Ubani
27. Musliu Yusuff
28. Samuel Ngatuwa
29. Omotola Olukoya
30. Dolapo Shittu
31. Abiodun Alade
32. Emmanuel Anakwe.