President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was made known by military spokesperson, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement.
The statement said “Prior to his appointment Major-General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter terrorism Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East code named Operation HADIN KAI.”
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