Owowo Makes History as First UK-Trained Female Officer to Be Promoted to Lieutenant
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TA Lagbaja, yesterday, June 26, 2024, authorised the promotion of Second Lieutenant Princess Oluchukwu Owowo to the rank of Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.
With the promotion, Owowo, 24, has become the first female UK-trained military officer to be promoted to the position.
The promotion ceremony, held at the Nigerian Defence Academy Officer’s Mess and Golf Club, was marked by accolades for Lt Owowo’s exemplary career.
According to the Nigerian Defence Academy’s press release, Major General JO Ochai, Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), praised Lt Owowo during the decoration ceremony for her outstanding performance as a cadet.
The statement released by the NDA reads partly:
“Speaking during the decoration ceremony which took place today, 26 June, 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 Owowo 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.”
Owowo’s confirmation as Lieutenant was attended by senior military officers, academic and non-academic staff, as well as family members, among others.
