President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.

This was disclosed in a brief statement released by the Defence Headquarters and sighted  on Thursday afternoon, May 27.

Major General Farouq Yahaya: President Buhari Appoints New Chief of Army Staff

President Buhari has appointed Major General Farouq Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. Photo credits: @DefenceInfoNG, @NGRPresident

Prior to his appointment, Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army.

Yahaya's appointment as the Army chief was necessitated by the demise of the occupant of the office, Ibrahim Attahiru.

The sad incident left many Nigerians in shock as the late COAS had only spent a few months in office.Attahiru and 10 other officers died in a plane crash on Friday, May 21.

Major General Yahaya's appointment as the new Army chief has been drawing reactions from Nigerians on social media.