The Nigerian Defence Headquarters says speculations that there is mass retirement of some generals in Nigerian Army following the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is not true. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, stated this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.| Onyeuko said that retirement of senior officers from the military was always voluntary, adding that the military high command has yet to authorise retirement of any officer. At this point you are all aware of the appointment of the new…
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Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, 10 others die in Kaduna plane crash
President Buhari expresses shock, sorrow The Nigerian Army yesterday announced the passing away of its Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru. According to a brief statement it posted on its official Twitter handle, the sad event occurred following amilitary Beachcraft 350 aircraftcrash in Kaduna, which also claimed the lives of 10 other officers including the crew. It was learnt that the ill-fated aircraft crashed at the airports runway about 6 pm. The Nigerian Air Force had also confirmed that there was an accident involving one of its aircraft in…
Read MoreProfile of Late Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru.
Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru was born on 10 August 1966 in Doka, Kaduna North Local Government Area, Kaduna State. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Armed Forces Command and Staff College and Nigerian Army School of Infantry. He commenced cadets training in January 1984 and was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant in December 1986 as an Infantry Officer. General Attahiru has held several appointments on the staff, instructional and in command in the course of his military career. He had a tour of duty with…
Read More$1bn arms procurement: “I cant answer you; invite those who made payment”, Army Chief tells Reps
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has told the House of Representatives that he cannot answer questions on the $1 billion arms procurement because he did not sign-off the payment. Attahiru stated his point during a tensed-filled hearing of the Houses ad-hoc Committee on Arms and Ammunition investigating the purchase of arms by the military at the National Assembly yesterday. Drama ensued when the Chief of Army Staff refused to speak further on a document which he had presented to the committee, asking the committee instead to review…
Read MoreBuratai warns its generals against any coup attempt
Says spiritual warfare prevented deaths at Lekki Toll Plaza The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has warned generals against coup, vowing that the Nigerian Army will never tolerate any agent of destabilization bent on scuttling the current democratic dispensation. Buratai, who spoke on Friday during the decoration of the Army’s 39 newly promoted Major-Generals, said he was aware that some generals were being approached, saying his eyes are on them. Disclosing that the Army hierarchy was aware of some interests making efforts to interact with certain…
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