PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
Oru Leonard
The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.
Major General Farouk Yahaya is a member of 37 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defense Academy Kaduna
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.