The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed the promotion of Second Lieutenant Oluchukwu Owowoh to the rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.
The Nigerian Defence Academy announced this in a statement on X.com on Wednesday.
It would be recalled that in April, Owowoh, 24, made history when she became the first Nigerian female officer to graduate from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in the United Kingdom
The statement by the NDA reads in part: “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.
