Meet Nigeria’s New Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday after repeated calls for the replacement/sack of the service chiefs over the increasing insecurity in the country, has appointed new Service Chiefs following the resignation of the former officers.
Chief of Defence Staff
Major-General Leo Irabor replaced General Abayomi Olonisakin as Chief of Defence Staff;
Major-General Leo Irabor was born on October 5, 1965. He is from Ika South LGA of Delta State.
He is an Engineering graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University and holds two Masters degrees from the University of Ghana, Accra, and Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka.
A one-time Theatre Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, Major-General Irabor later took over as the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).
Chief of Air Staff
Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao replaced Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff;
Air Vice-Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao was born on 14 Sep 1965 at Enugu and he is from Oshogbo in Osun State.
He joined the Nigerian Air Force on January 19, 1984.
Chief of Naval Staff
Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo replaced Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as Chief of Naval Staff;
Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo was born on April 22, 1966 and he is from Nasarawa LGA in Kano State.
He joined the Nigerian Navy on September 24, 1984 as a member of Regular Course 36.
he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Space Administration.
Chief of Army Staff
General Ibrahim Attahiru replaced Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai as Chief of Army Staff.
General Ibrahim Attahiru was born on August 10, 1966, and he is from Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Maj Gen Attahiru Ibrahim was appointed to lead the offensive against Boko Haram in the North-East in May 2017.
He was later replaced by General Nicholas Rogers.
Before his appointment as the new Chief of Army Staff, he oversaw the 82 Division, Nigerian Army.
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