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\"Nigeria'sDecember 21, 2017: Captain Jamila Malafa of the Nigerian Navy is being celebrated in Nigeria for becoming the first woman from the country\u2019s north to rise to the rank of a Commodore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The post of a Commodore is equivalent to that of a Brigadier General in the army. A commodore is a commissioned\u00a0naval\u00a0officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear\u00a0admiral; the lowest grade of admiral.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The 55-year-old who hails form the northeastern Adamawa State was decorated at an event in the capital Abuja on Monday. The event was graced by vice president Yemi Osinbajo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am the first female of northern extraction to be promoted to the rank of a general in the Nigerian Navy. The promotion will inspire me to be more loyal and dedicated in my duties to the navy and Nigeria,\u201d a local news portal quoted her after the ceremony.<\/p>\n

She joined the navy in 1988 and was promoted to the rank of midshipman two years later. She has since risen through the ranks till her current position.<\/p>\n

A top officer of the navy also stressed the importance of Jamila\u2019s feat adding that there was every reason to be proud because very few women rise to that height in the course of their service. – \u00a0 AfricaNews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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