The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-
The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.
The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
The appointment comes six days after the death of General Ibrahim Attahiru, the former Chief of Army Staff.
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.