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Edo is great, Great men of Edo: Maj Gen Omorogie  DSS psc fwc MSc ndc(+)


Major General Charles Osa Omoregie was born on the 1 of September 1955 in Ordo Local Government Area in Benin- city, Edo State. He has WASC/GCE O/L in 1972 and his HSC/AL in 1975. He obtained his NDACE in 1979,Plessey Radar Training School in 1983 and Master of science Degree in 2007.His Military Courses and Training includes Young Officer’s Course (YOC) Air Defence NASA, Kachia in 1981, Regimental Signal Office’s Course (RSO) and Surveillance Platoon Commander Course ,NASI, Jaji between 1981-1982. He attended Young Officer’sCourse (YOC) Infantry and Junior Division  Staff
Course(ARMY) in Jaji between Jun 1984 to Jun1989. He proceeded to Bangladesh for his Senior Division Staff Course from Mar 1995- Feb 1996, then to Kontagora for Battery Commander’s Course (BCC). In 1998 he came back to Jaji for Commanding Officer’s Course and later to National War College Abuja.
Major General Omoregie  held appointments as BK,MTO,BC In 33 ADAR Maiduguri,  BK, BC 332 ADAR Kainji, MA-Commander, Corps of Artillary HQ NACA Lagos, ADC- GOC HQ 82 DIV Enugu, GSO111 Trg/Gar Comd HQ 32 FAB Abeokuta, SO11 DFJS CSC Jaji, GSO1 Trg HQ NNG Abuja, SO11 Prom Coord AHQ DOAA Lagos, (Senior Staff Course) Bangladesh, 2IC 313 ADAR Minna, 2IC 303 AR(GS)Jos, CO 343 ADAR Elele.

He was also the S1 AD Wing NASA Kontagora, SO1 Admin/ Col Admin HQ NACAS Kontagora, AD Sup DHQ Abuja, Comd 303 AR (GS) Jos, Director, Veteran Affairs Department DHQ Abuja, Director DPKO AHQ Abuja, he was a member of the Directing Staff NDC Abuja and a Commander HQ 31 AB Minna.Presently he is the Director Armed Forces Simulation Center Jaji.

He is a proud recipient of Distinguished Service Star (DSS), Passed Staff College Course(psc),Fellow of the War College(fwc),Masters in Strategic Studies(MSc), National Defence College Dagger(ndc(+). His hobbies include Footballing, Travelling and Tourism, Reading, Listening to Classical Music and Golfing. He is happily married to Mrs Jane I Omoregie

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