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{{Short description|Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria}}
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Revision as of 13:59, 27 May 2021

Farouk Yahaya
Chief of Army Staff
Assumed office
27 May 2021
Preceded byIbrahim Attahiru
Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole
Preceded byIbrahim Attahiru
Personal details
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Salford University
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
RankMajor General

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Farouk Yahaya is appointed by the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari as the new Nigerian Army's Chief of Army Staff on 27 May 2021[1][2] after the death of the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru who died in 2021 NAF Beechcraft King Air 350 plane crash near Kaduna International Airport.[3]

Major General Farouk Yahaya is a member of 37 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defense Academy Kaduna

Military career

Prior to his appointment as the Chief of Army Staff, Farouk was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency military outfit in North Eastern part of Nigeria.[4]

Reference

  1. ^ "Buhari don apoint new Chief of Army Staff". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Buhari names Major-General Farouk Yahaya as new army chief". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigeria's chief of army staff Ibrahim Attahiru dies in an air crash". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Buhari names Major-General Farouk Yahaya as new army chief". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.