President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new chief of Army Staff.
This follows the death of Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru in a military plane crash on May 21, 2021
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.