The president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday replaced the service chiefs, including Buratai.
Those newly appointed are Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Lucky Irabor; Chief of Army Staff, Major-General I. Attahiru; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao.
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Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has handed over to Major General Ibrahim Attahiru who assumes office as the new Chief of Army Staff.
The handing over was done during a ceremony at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, on Thursday.
The former army chief, who spent over five years in office, urged military officers to cooperate with Attahiru.
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