ICYMI: The Nigerian Army has promoted the first female officer who trained at the UK military academy to Lieutenant

Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, has issued an order elevating Second Lieutenant Oluchukwu Owowoh to the substantive rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.

This was revealed on Wednesday by the Nigerian Defence Academy in a statement posted on X.com.

The statement by the NDA on Wednesday partly read, “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 event was attended by senior military officers, academic and non-academic staff, and family members, among others.”

Owowoh, 24, made history in April when she graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in the United Kingdom as the first female officer from Nigeria. This was first published by PUNCH Online.