Major Gen C.G Musa: 7 Interesting Facts About Newly Appointed Chief of Defence Staff
Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa was appointed the new Chief of Defense Staff to replace General Lucky Irabor by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, June 19.
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President Tinubu had approved the retirement of the service chiefs with immediate effect and announced their replacement.
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Legit.ng compiled facts about the new Chief of Defense Staff.
Date of birth
According to Daily Trust, Musa was born on December 25, 1967, in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria.
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State of Origin
He is a northern Christian from Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in the Christian South of Kaduna State.
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Education
Young Musa had his primary and secondary education in Sokoto state.
Musa holds an Advanced Diploma in Security Management from the University of Lagos, an Advance Diploma in Defence and Strategic Course (China) – from the International College of Defence Studies -National Defense University (ICDS-NDU) – Changing – China, amongst others.
Military background
Musa, a member of 38 regular courses, was admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna state, in 1986, where he underwent intense and rigorous military training for five years.
Second lieutenant in Infantry Corps
In September 1991, he was commissioned into the Nigerian Army as a second lieutenant in the Infantry Corps, one of the most challenging sections of the army.
Commanding Officer 73 Battalion
He was the General Staff Officer 1 Training/Operations at HQ 81 Division, the Commanding Officer of 73 Battalion, Assistant Director of Operational Requirements at the Department of Army Policy and Plans, and Infantry Representative/Member Training Team at HQ Nigerian Army Armour Corps.
Commander Sector 3 OP LAFIYA DOLE
Musa was also the Deputy Chief of Staff Training/Operations at HQ Infantry Centre and Corps, Commander of Sector 3 OP LAFIYA DOLE, Commander of Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Tchad Region, and other positions too numerous to mention, PM News reported.
In 2021, he was redeployed to be the Commander of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, where he was until his new appointment.
President Bola Tinubu: Full list of new service chiefs, IGP, customs boss, others
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported that President Bola Tinubu approved the retirement of the service chiefs with immediate effect on Monday, June 19.
The unprecedented shake-up also affected the Inspector-General of the Police, top security advisers, and the Comptroller-General of Customs while announcing their replacements.
Full list of service chiefs President Tinubu sacked as he clocks 3 weeks in office
Legit.ng had reported that President Bola Tinubu had sacked all the service chiefs and announced the appointment of new ones on Monday, June 19.
The development is coming exactly three weeks since the president took the oath of office and directed the new service chiefs to resume immediately.
Source: Legit.ng
