
Nigerian Army







Reports prove that the new Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Farouk Yahaya was instrumental in the killing of over 2,000 insurgents in less than two months.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, may 27, set agenda for the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Farouk Yahaya.

President Muhammadu Buhari must have taken a hard look at the curriculum vitae of Major-General Farouk Yahaya before appointing him as the Chief of Army Staff.

Soldiers at the Theatre of War rejoiced on Thursday, May 27, after they discovered that Maj.Gen Farouk Yahaya had been appointed as the new chief of army staff.

Major-General Farouk Yahaya, appointed as the new COAS by President Buhari on Thursday, May 27, was in charge of Operation HADIN KAI in northeastern Nigeria.

As President Buhari appoints a new COAS, Legit.ng brings you a comprehensive list of Chiefs of Army Staff since 1999 when Nigeria returned to civilian rule.

Nigerians have stormed social media over the appointment of Major-General Farouk Yahaya as a replacement for the late Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru.

Fact-check: The viral claim that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi as the new Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is FALSE.

The report claiming two people jumped off the crashed plane that killed the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military officers, is FALSE.
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