BREAKING: Buhari Appoints New Chief Of Army Staff

The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.

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This development was revealed in a statement signed and released on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu.

Major General Farouk Yahaya.

Major General Yahaya is appointed to replace late Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru.

Before his appointment, Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counterterrorism Counter Insurgency military establishment in the North East with code name: “Operation HADIN KAI.”

The new Chief of Army Staff is a member of Course 37 of the Nigerian Defence Academy.