Farouk replaces Attahiru who was appointed in January and died in May.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.
Yahaya replaces Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a plane crash, alongside 10 other officers on May 21, 2021.
Yahaya was General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army.
He is currently the Theatre Commander of the counter insurgency military unit for the restive northeast region, code-named 'Operation HADIN KAI.'
Yahaya is Nigeria's 26th Chief of Army Staff.
Details shortly...
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