President Bola Tinubu has sacked Christopher Musa as the Chief of Defence Staff and appointed Olufemi Oluyede, a general, as his replacement.
The president also appointed W. Shaibu, a general, as the new Chief of Army Staff while appointing new heads for the air force and the navy.
The changes were announced in a statement by presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare.
Bellnews reports that the changes come weeks after 16 senior soldiers were arrested for allegedly planning a coup to overthrow the federal government.
Details later…