The newly approved divisions will be headquartered in Makurdi (5 Division), Ilorin (9 Division), Jalingo (10 Division) and Benin City (83 Division). To operationalise the new formations, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaib, approved the appointment of General Officers Commanding for the newly established divisions. “Consequently, the Nigerian Army has undertaken a comprehensive reorganisation of its divisional areas of responsibility. To strengthen the newly established divisions, three new brigades were also activated. Brigadier General AO Odubiyi was redeployed from the Army Headquarters Operations Centre to command Headquarters 11 Brigade, Gboko.