Photos: Buhari Decorates Chief Of Army Staff With New Rank As Lieutenant General

By Edna Wande On Jul 7, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday, July 7 decorated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya with a new rank as Lieutenant General.

Buhari was assisted by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in a short ceremony before the commencement of federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

The ceremony which took place at 10: 00 am, was attended by top military brass including the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of the Air, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Maj General Sunday Adebayo, DG Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba.

It was also witnessed by members of the Cabinet as well as Chairman of Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume and his counterpart member of the House of Representatives Committee on Army respectively.

Also present was Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno; Minister of Defense, Major-General Bashir Salihu Magashi and wife of the Chief of Army Staff, Hajiya Salamatu Yahaya, among others.

Lt Gen Yahaya, who was former a Major General, takes over from late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a military plane crash on May 21 along with ten other army officers and men.

Prior to his appointment, the new army Chief served as the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, a counter-insurgency operation in the northeast.

See some photos from the decoration ceremony below;