What you should know about the newly appointed Service Chiefs (Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointments of new service chiefs and National Security Adviser for the country.

In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, their appointments came after Buhari sacked the former occupants of the offices.

Below are the newly appointed service chiefs and everything you should know about them;

1. The new Chief of Army Staff, Buratai, who hails from Borno State was the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force which has its headquarters in Ndjamena before his appointment.

He has previously served as Commander of the Nigerian Army’s 2nd Brigade in Port Harcourt and Commander of the Nigerian Army School of Infantry in Jaji, Kaduna State.

Buratai has served as the Director at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja before his, also a Commander, Operation PULO SHIELD.

2. The new Chief of Defence Staff,  Abayomi Olonishakin who hails from Ekiti State was the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger State until his new appointment.

3. Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, who hails from Cross River State was enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of the 26th Regular Course in 1979 and was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in 1983.

His previous appointments include: Naval Provost Marshal, Chief Staff Officer, Naval Training Command, Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters, Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command and Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters.

Until his appointment as Chief of Naval Staff, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Navy Holdings Limited.

4. The new Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, hails from Bauchi State, his previous appointments include Chief of Standards and Evaluation, NAF Headquarters; Chief of Defence Communications and Air Officer Commanding, NAF Training Command.

5. Chief of Defence Staff,  Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin hails from Ekiti State. Until his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff, he was the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger State.

6. National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno has worked as Commander, Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

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