President Muhammadu Buhari formally met the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.
He was presented to the President by the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor.
Recall that Buhari appointed Yahaya on May 27 after the death of Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, who died along with 10 other military officers in last month’s plane crash in Kaduna.
Magashi told State House correspondents that the President shared with them his experience, which they intended to use to address the nation’s security challenges.
In his words: “What really brought us to the Villa today (Monday) is to present the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya; who was just appointed 11 days ago to the President for his blessings and guidance.
“The President offered advice on how we can go about doing this operation to improve the entire security of the country.
“Being an actor in the field in the past, he has given us a direction in which we can learn from his experiences and apply that to our mode of operations.
“With that, we are wiser today and we assured him that we will do our best to bring an end to the problem of security in this country.”
The minister, therefore, added that there would be more collaboration between all security agencies, particularly with the police, as they work hard to bring about peace in different parts of the country.
