The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has on Friday assumed the leadership of the Nigerian Army as the 22nd Chief of Army Staff.
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Yahaya, a major general, will replace the deceased Attahiru Ibrahim with immediate effect.
The appointment comes six days after Attahiru and ten other military personnel died in an air crash while on an official trip to Kaduna State.
As Yahaya begins his reign as the leader of Nigerian troops, here are a few things we know about him.
The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto state.
Yahaya, a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his cadet training on 27 September 1985 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on 22 September 1990.
The New Chief of Army Staff
The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Maj Gen Yahaya who is a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his cadet training on 27 September 1985 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on 22 September 1990. Maj Gen Yahaya has held several appointments including Staff, Instructional and Command.
Notable among the appointments held by the new COAS are Garrison Commander Headquarters Guards Brigade, Directing Staff at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Deputy Director Army Headquarters Department of Military Secretary, Deputy Director Army Research and Development and the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield.