A2zgist earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu sacked all the country’s service chiefs a week after this newspaper exclusively reported an alleged coup attempt and the secret detention of 16 senior military officers by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).
After announcing the new Service Chiefs’ appointment, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, met with the new appointees at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Present at the meeting included the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Maj-Gen W. Shaibu; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral I. Abbas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke, and Chief of Defence Intelligence, Maj-Gen E.A.P. Undiendeye.
A2zgist earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu sacked all the country’s service chiefs a week after this newspaper exclusively reported an alleged coup attempt and the secret detention of 16 senior military officers by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).
Though the Presidency described the move as part of efforts to “strengthen Nigeria’s national security architecture,” A2zgist observed that the changes came after weeks of tension, suspicion, and internal investigations that pointed to possible disloyalty among key senior officers.
In an official statement signed by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Tinubu had announced that General Olufemi Oluyede had been appointed the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing General Christopher Musa.
Other appointments include Major-General W. Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke as Chief of Air Staff, and Rear Admiral I. Abbas as Chief of Naval Staff.
The statement had noted that Major-General E.A.P. Undiendeye would retain his post as Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), a development that many observers see as significant, given that the DIA is currently at the centre of investigations into the alleged coup plot.
