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Nigerian President Appoints New Army Chief

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.

Yahaya replaces Lt General Attahiru was killed in a plane crash on Friday.

Prior to his appointment Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter-terrorism Counter-insurgency military outfit in the North East code named  Operation HADIN KAI.

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