The Nigerian Defence Academy announced on Wednesday via X.com that Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, has promoted Second Lieutenant Oluchukwu Owowoh to the substantive rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.
“Speaking during the decoration ceremony that took place today, June 26, 2024, at the Nigerian Defence Academy Officer’s Mess and Golf Club, the NDA Commandant, Major General JO Ochai, extolled the track record of excellence of Lt. Owowoh as a cadet, which accorded her the rare privilege of becoming the first female Nigerian to be trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as well as her promotion to the new rank,” the statement read.
“The event was attended by senior military officers, academic and non-academic staff, and family members, among others.”
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