Lt Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, had assumed command as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
He replaces the late LT Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, after President Bola Tinubu appointed him on 30th October in an acting capacity, following Lagbaja’s death recently.
Recall that on November 1, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, handed Oluyede the insignia of office in an unusual ceremony, in line with the Armed Forces Act.
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, performed a symbolic lowering and hoisting of the command flag at Army Headquarters, Abuja, to formally usher in Oluyede as the new COAS.
The symbolic lowering and hoisting of the command flag, which signifies the beginning of his tenure, came after the Senate and House of Representatives had confirmed his appointment.
Until now, Oluyede had served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.
The 56-year-old Oluyede and Lagbaja were course mates and members of the 39th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1992 with effect from 1987, and rose to Major General in September 2020.
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