Tags: Major General Farouk Yahaya

Buhari Appoints Farouk Yahaya as New Chief of Army Staff

President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Major General Yahaya replaces  Ibrahim Attahiru, a lieutenant general, who died last week in an air crash alongside 10 other military officers . Prior to his appointment Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of…