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Breaking News | 20 Generals May Go As Buhari Appoints Farouk Yahaya As New COAS


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 saluting their junior officer.
Major-General Yahaya’s appointment, right from the position of Brigade Commander to that of Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, were made by the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd). ....

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Yahaya, a major general, will replace the deceased Attahiru Ibrahim with immediate effect.
The appointment comes six days after Attahiru and ten other military personnel died in an air crash while on an official trip to Kaduna State.
As Yahaya begins his reign as the leader of Nigerian troops, here are a few things we know about him.
The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto state.
Yahaya, a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his cadet training on 27 September 1985 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on 22 September 1990. ....

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