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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has sacked the service chiefs in the country with immediate effect.
He also appointed new hands to take over the batons of piloting the security affairs of the country.
Special Adviser On Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, made this known in a tweet on Tuesday.
Adesina wrote, “PMB appoints new Service Chiefs. Maj Gen LEO Irabor, CDS (Chief of Defence Staff), Maj Gen I Attahiru, Army, Rear Adm AZ Gambo, Navy, AVM IO Amao, Air Force.
“He (Buhari) congratulates outgoing Service Chiefs on efforts to bring enduring peace to the country.”
The outgoing service chiefs are General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (Chief of Defence Staff); Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Chief of Army Staff); Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (Chief of Naval Staff); and Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (Chief of Air Staff).
The move by the President comes after several demands by Nigerians that the President replace the service chiefs and rejig Nigeria’s military apparatus to effectively combat the security challenges confronting the nation in recent times.
For years, Nigerians have continued to agitate as the President held on to the old military chiefs.
The new Service Chiefs are
Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff
Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff
Rear Admiral A. Z. Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff
Air-Vice Marshal I.O. Amao, Chief of Air Staff.
The retired military chiefs had been in office since 2015 after their appointment by the President.
Nigeria had battled insecurity in the various regions which has kept the Service Chiefs on their toes for years.
