How Yahaya handed over to Maj Gen Lagbaja as 23rd Chief of Army Staff

  • Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has assumed office as the 23rd Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Friday, June 23
  • Lagbaja was appointed was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, June 19
  • The immediate-past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, handed over to Lagbaja at the Army Headquarters in Abuja

FCT, Abuja – The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, has officially taken over from Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya as the 23rd Chief of Army Staff

Yahaya handed over the baton to Lagbaja on Friday, June 23, during a ceremony held at the Army Headquarters in Abuja, Leadership Newspaper reported.