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Why Buhari appointed Faruk Yahaya as new Chief of Army Staff, by Salihi Magashi The Minister of Defence, Bashir Salihi-Magashi, has disclosed the rationale behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Major General Faruk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff, following the death of Ibrahim Attahiru. Recall that last Friday, Mr Attahiru, along with 12 other Army officers, was involved in the deadly plane crash in Kaduna. On Thursday, Mr Buhari appointed Mr Yahaya as Mr Attahiru’s replacement. Speaking on Mr Yahaya’s appointment, the defence minister, in a statement by his Special A...

The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya on Friday assumed office at the Army Headquarters Abuja.

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - 107 The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) is exploring areas of possible support from the United Kingdom in the fight against terrorism in the Lake Chad region. The Force Commander (FC), MNJTF, Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf accompanied by some staff officers held a meeting at Maiduguri, Nigeria, on 21 January with Dr Katharine Brooks – First Secretary Political (Lake Chad Basin) and Lieutenant Colonel Bobby Gillespie – Deputy Defence Advisor at the British High Commission in Nigeria. The meeting was geared towards exploring possible areas of int...