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Chief Of Army Chief: Buhari Appoints Gen Farouk As Late Attahiru’s Successor

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

 

Acting Army Director of Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

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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.

 

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BIGPENNGR had reported that Yahaya was among the top contenders earlier published by this medium as likely successor of former Chief of army staff who died few days ago in a plane crash.

 

 

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