View Short Profiles Of Newly Appointed Service Chiefs

See The Profiles of New Service Chiefs Appointed
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has
appointed new service chiefs to be in charge of the
security of the nation.
Here's a short profile of the newly appointed
service chiefs:
1. The new Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen.
Olonishakin (N/6901) hails from Ekiti State. Until
his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff today, he
was the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and
Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger State.
2. The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Buratai
hails from Borno State. Until his new appointment
today, he was the Commander of the Multinational
Joint Task Force which has its headquarters in
Ndjamena. Maj-Gen. Buratai 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.
3. The new Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibas
(NN/0746) hails from Cross River State. He
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, Air Vice Marshal
Abubakar (NAF/1433) 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. Until his new appointment
today as Chief of Air Staff, he was the Chief of
Administration, NAF Headquarters.
The new Service Chiefs will hold their
appointments in an acting capacity until confirmed
by the Senate.