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Attahiru and 10 other military officers died last Friday in a plane crash, while on an official trip to Kaduna. The victims had since been buried in line with military tradition.
Daily Post Nigeria Published The new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya, has paid his last respect to his predecessor, late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru. Attahiru and other military officers died in an air crash last Friday in Kaduna. They were buried the following day. Yahaya signed the condolence register at the headquarters of the Theatre Command of Operation HADIN KAI, Maiduguri, Borno State. The command, located at Maimalari Cantonment, is responsible for counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in the North-East. Born on January 5, 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga...
By Kingsley Omonobi President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff, with about 20 Generals of Regular Course 35 and 36 expected to proceed on retirement. The new Army chief, who was appointed to replace late Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a place crash in Kaduna last Friday, alongside 10 other military officers, is of Regular Course 37. ‘Tradition in the military’ A source said it is the tradition in the military for senior officers to take a bow whenever a junior officer is appointed a COAS, as they cannot be sal...
Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa and hails from Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Daily Post Nigeria Published The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya officially assumed office on Friday. After he was introduced to senior officers at the Army Headquarters, he observed a one minute silence in honour of his predecessor, late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other late officers. The eleven military men died in an air crash last Friday evening near the Kaduna airport. “May the souls of General Ibrahim Attahiru and all other officers who died rest in perfect peace”, he said. After his remark, a Major, who was the compere, asked the press to exit the room.