7 Things To Know About The New Chief Of Army Staff - Major-General Yahaya Farouk
May 27, 2021
Barely a week after the death of the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru in a plane crash, President Buhari has appointed another. The present Chief Of Army Staff, Major-General Yahaya Farouk prior to his appointment as COAS was General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army.
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Full Names: Major-General Yahaya Farouk
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Nationality: Nigerian
Occupation: Soldier
Allegiance: Nigeria
Branch/service: Nigerian Army
Rank: Major General
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Few Things You'd Love To Know About The New Chief Of Army Staff
Some of the things you'd love to know about the new Chief Of Army Staff include:
- His full names are Yahaya Farouk, and he is from Zamfara State.
- Major-General Yahaya Farouk is a graduate from both the Nigerian Defence Academy and the Salford University.
- He is a member of 37 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defense Academy Kaduna.
- Prior to his appointment as the COAS, Farouk was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army
- He was also the Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency military outfit in North Eastern part of Nigeria.
- In 2019, Farouk led the operation CLEAN SWEEP, a clearance operation to flush out bandits in the Kuduru forest for Birnin Gwari Local Government Area.
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