A few hours after his appointment as the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya has paid final respect to his predecessor, the late Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru.
The Nigerian Army revealed this on its official Twitter account on Friday morning, sharing a photo of Farouk saluting a portrait of Attahiru after signing the condolence register at the HQ Theatre Command of Operation HADIN KAI, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State.
“The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Farouk Yahaya pays his last respect to his predecessor, late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru after signing the condolence register at HQ Theatre Command of Operation HADIN KAI, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State,” the Nigerian Army tweeted.
Recall that Attahiru and 10 other military officers were on board the military Beachcraft 350 aircraft that crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on May 21. The military officers who were en route Kaduna from Abuja when the unfortunate incident happened have since been buried.
Days after the event that shook the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, May 27 appointed Farouk as Attahiru’s replacement.