Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu approved Major General Moses Gara as General Officer Commanding (GOC) 5 Division in Makurdi and Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke. Major General Yakubu Yahaya was appointed GOC 9 Division in Ilorin and Commander of Operation Savannah Shield, while Major General Chinedu Ralph Nnebeife will lead 10 Division in Jalingo. Okay News reports that Major General Auwalu Mahmuda was separately appointed GOC 2 Division in Ibadan, an existing formation. Brigadier General AO Odubiyi will lead 11 Brigade in Gboko, Brigadier General AM Haruna will lead 29 Brigade in Kainji, and Brigadier General RM Aminu will lead 10 Brigade in Lafia. Tinubu approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army from eight to 12 divisions on July 23, alongside the recruitment of 28,000 soldiers.