President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
Prior to his appointment, Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna 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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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) May 27, 2021
A terse statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Oyema Nwachuku, said on Thursday.
