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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new Chief of Army Staff following the death of Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru.
Nigeria’s new Army chief is Major General Farouk Yahaya, a former General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East, codenamed Operation HADIN KAI.
Ibrahim Attahiru died in an air crash on Friday alongside 10 other senior military officers.
A statement signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Acting Director Defence Information, Defence Headquarters, said, “The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff. Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, Acting Director, Defence Information, announced this in a statement on Thursday. Race to replace late army chief begins Kidnapping: Criminalising ransom payment needless, unpopular Ogun chief Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian […]
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