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New military commanders appointed

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    New generals have been appointed to head Nigeria's military commands, including the West African Peacekeeping Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) based in Sierra Leone, Reuters reported quoting the mainly government-owned `Daily Times' newspaper. A total 191 new appointments have been made to divisional commands and positions in the armed forces, Reuters reported. They will fill vacancies created when President Olusegun Obasanjo retired some 150 officers two weeks after democratic elections brought him to power at the end of May. Major General Gabriel Kpamber will replace Major General Felix Mujakperuo as ECOMOG force commander, spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Olukolade told IRIN on Friday. "He is due to arrive in Freetown next week," Olukolade said.

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