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Mr Abubakar, a brigadier general, said it is customary for the military to honour deserving officers and soldiers who distinguished themselves.

About 30 generals were reportedly forced to retire following the appointment of their junior, Farouk Yahaya, by President Muhammadu Buhari, as COAS last week.

ANALYSIS: With Attahiru’s death, who becomes next Chief of Army Staff? The death of COAS Ibrahim Attahiru has thrown up the issue of who heads the Nigerian Army. 3 min read Mr Attahiru and 10 other military officers died in a military plane crash that occurred in Kaduna. They were on their way to Zaria for the passing out parade of regular recruits slated for the next day. The officers, including three brigadier generals, have since been buried at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Mr Attahiru was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the 21st COAS on January 26 a...

The search for a successor to the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, has commenced. Attahiru and other military o... The search for a successor to the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, has commenced. Attahiru and other military officers died in a plane crash Friday evening, near the Kaduna airport, while on official trip. They were buried on Saturday. Among the deceased were the Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig-Gen. Kuliya, and Provost Marshall, Brig-Gen. Olayinka. There are speculations that Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, General O...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The search for a successor to the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, has commenced. Attahiru and other military officers died in a plane crash Friday evening, near the Kaduna airport, while on official trip. They were buried on Saturday. Among the deceased were the Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig-Gen. Kuliya, and Provost Marshall, Brig-Gen. Olayinka. There are speculations that Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of Nigerian Army, Kaduna, may become the COAS. But Ali-Keffi, a Nasarawa indigen...