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Buhari Appoints New Chief Of Army Staff, Major-General Yahaya

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Buhari Appoints New Chief Of Army Staff, Major-General Yahaya

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Major-General Farouk Yahaya.

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

This is according to a statement signed and released on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu.

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 Counterterrorism, Counter-Insurgency military outfit in the North East code named Operation HADIN KAI, the statement said.

His appointment comes days after the immediate past army chief, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru died in a Kaduna air-crash along with 10 other military officials.
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Related Topics:Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu.Major-General Farouk Yahaya.Muhammadu Buhari

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