{"id":81803,"date":"2021-06-07T18:31:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81803"},"modified":"2021-06-07T18:31:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T17:31:14","slug":"buhari-receives-new-coas-maj-gen-farouk-yahaya-at-aso-villa-promises-more-changes-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buhari-receives-new-coas-maj-gen-farouk-yahaya-at-aso-villa-promises-more-changes-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari receives new COAS, Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, at Aso Villa, Promises More Changes To Come"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1701929821691914155\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Muhammadu Buhari has formally received the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\nThe Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, accompanied by\u00a0the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabo, presented Yahaya to the<br \/>\npresident.<\/p>\n<p>Yahaya was appointed on May 27, to replace Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Nigeria\u2019s Chief of Army Staff, who died along with ten military officers<br \/>\nin a place crash in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>Fielding questions from State House correspondents, Msgashi said the president shared with them his experience, which they intended to use to address\u00a0the nation\u2019s security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWhat really brought us to the Villa today 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president offered advice on how we can go about doing this operation\u00a0to improve the entire security of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith that, we are wiser today and we assured him that we will do our best\u00a0to bring an end to the problem of security in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the issue of synergy among the armed forces and all security agencies was stressed at the meeting, adding that there would be many changes in the security situation of the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to Magashi, there will be more collaboration between all security agencies, particularly with the police, as they work hard to bring\u00a0about peace in parts of the country where there are challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the North-Western part of the country, the major issue there is that of\u00a0kidnapping, banditry and other criminalities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are taking the challenge but you know really, that is a constitutional\u00a0responsibility of the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, we are giving maximum cooperation to them in order to see an end to\u00a0the insecurity in the North-West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the North-East, it is a different scenario, where there is Boko Haram\u00a0issue, which is an ideological thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are up and doing to ensure that we bring an end to the Boko Haram issue especially with the current development about Islamic State West<br \/>\nAfrican Province (ISWAP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we are doing our best,\u201d he said.(NAN)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has formally received the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. 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