Why Buhari appointed Faruk Yahaya as new Chief of Army Staff, by Salihi Magashi
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Salihi-Magashi, has disclosed the rationale behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Major General Faruk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff, following the death of Ibrahim Attahiru.
Recall that last Friday, Mr Attahiru, along with 12 other Army officers, was involved in the deadly plane crash in Kaduna.
On Thursday, Mr Buhari appointed Mr Yahaya as Mr Attahiru’s replacement.
Speaking on Mr Yahaya’s appointment, the defence minister, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadri, said President Buhari had put “national interest above ethnic and religious chauvinism”.
Insecurity: Bandits storm Katsina mosque, abduct 10 during vigil
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Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of yesterday, reportedly abducted ten Muslim worshippers observing Thajud (vigil) in a mosque at Jibia, Katsina State.
But residents, however, put the figure at 40, while an opinion leader in the town, Mallam Gide Dahiru, put the number of those abducted at 11, including seven men, three women and a boy.
The abduction of the worshippers came on a day former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, retd, declared he had no link with bandits or any other terrorists group within and outside the country. He was reacting to a report by an online platform.
Views: Visits 12 …Abdulsalami denies link with any terrorist group within, outside Nigeria …Gov Bello declares one week special prayers against insecurity in Niger State …Why Buhari must solve Nigeria’s security problem NEF By Wole Mosadomi & Bashir Bello Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of yesterday, reportedly abducted ten Muslim worshippers observing Thajud (vigil) in a mosque at Jibia, Katsina State. But residents, however, put the figure at 40, while an opinion leader in the town, Mallam Gide Dahiru, put the number of those abducted at 11, including seven men, three women and a boy. The abduction of the worshippers came on a day former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, retd, declared he had no link with bandits or any other terrorists group within and outside the country. He was reacting to a report by an online platform.
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Insecurity: Senate in close session with Security Chiefs, others
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Senate on Thursday at plenary went into closed session with some heads of security agencies in the country.
The closed session followed the invitation of the security chiefs by the Senate, following the rising insecurity situation in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Service Chiefs that were present at the meeting include the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff Maj.-Gen Attahiru Ibrahim, and the Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba.
Also in attendance were the Directors – General, Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) Maj.-Gen Samuel Adebayo, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, and Department of State Services (DSS),Yusuf Magaji Bichi.