July 07, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya, with the new rank of a Lieutenant General.
Buhari was assisted by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and signified the promotion of the former Major-General.
The ceremony, which took place at 10am at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was attended by military top brass, including: Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of the Air, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Maj. General Sunday Adebayo, DG Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba.
The event, which held shortly before the commencement of Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by the President, was also witnessed by members of the cabinet as well as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, and his counterpart from the House of Representatives Committee on Army respectively.
Also present was Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno; Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Salihu Magashi; and wife of the Chief of Army Staff, Hajiya Salamatu Yahaya, among others.
THEWILL reports that Gen Yahaya takes over from the late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a military plane crash on May 21.
Prior to his appointment, the new Army Chief served as the Theatre Commander of “Operation Hadin Kai,” a counter-insurgency operation in the North-East.
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