By Halimah Olamide
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered the promotion of Second Lieutenant Oluchukwu Owowoh to the substantive rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.
The Nigerian Defence Academy disclosed this in a statement on X on Wednesday.
Speaking at the decoration ceremony 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 event was attended by senior military officers, academic and non-academic staff, and family members, among others.
NPO reports that in May, Owowoh was welcomed as Nigeria’s first female Graduate of the UK military academy, following the completion of her training on the 12th of April, 2024 at the Royal Military Academy, Snadhurst, UK.