New Chief Of Army Staff Pays His Final Respects To His Predecessor

The new Chief of Army Staff, Major General FAROUK YAHAYA, has paid his final respects to his predecessor, the late Lt. General IBRAHIM ATTAHIRU.

According to the official Twitter account of the Nigerian Army, FAROUK did this by signing the condolence register at the HQ Theatre Command of Operation HADIN KAI, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State.

Attahiru and 10 other military officers were on board the military Beachcraft 350 aircraft that crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on May 21.

The new COAS was born on January 5, 1966, in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

A member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy, FAROUK started his cadet training on 27 September 1985 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on 22 September 1990.

He has held several appointments including Staff, Instructional and Command.