By RFPosted on 24-07-2019Modified on 24-07-2019 at 02:02
Until then, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Niger Army, the Nigerian General Oumarou Namata Gazama replaces the Mauritanian General Hanena Ould Sidi who had been in office for a year.
Born in 1963 in Koutoubou, in the Dosso region, General Oumarou Namata Gazama is 56 years old. From a private soldier in 1985 to a brigadier general since January 2018, he has climbed all the ranks of the army.
The new boss of the G5 Sahel is part of the cream of the Nigerian army. After the advanced training of officers in France, he stayed in China for staff courses, then in Nigeria at the war school. He also holds a Master's degree in Strategic War Studies.
A cavalry officer, he had to command several armored squadrons in Niamey, Zinder and the mountains of northern Niger.
After the army's debacle in Bosso , in Lake Chad in 2016, it is to him that the staff of the Nigerian armed forces appealed to redress the situation by inflicting huge losses on the Boko Haram elements. He is also the one who put an end to the mutiny of Diffa's soldiers.
Highly esteemed by his men, he has had to lead, brilliantly, it is said, one of the biggest murderous offensives against Boko Haram, as the tactical chief of staff of Diffa's Defense Zone No. 5. . Many Nigerian officers think he will revitalize the G5 Sahel.
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