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First thing new Army chief, Yahaya did after assuming office

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The model new Chief of Navy Workers, Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya formally assumed office on Friday.

After he was launched to senior officers on the Navy Headquarters, he seen a one minute silence in honour of his predecessor, late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and totally different late officers.

The eleven navy males died in an air crash last Friday evening near the Kaduna airport.

“May the souls of Frequent Ibrahim Attahiru and all totally different officers who died rest in wonderful peace”, he acknowledged.

After his remark, a Fundamental, who was the compere, requested the press to exit the room.

Yahaya had signed the condolence register at headquarters of the Theatre Command of Operation HADIN KAI, Maiduguri, the Borno capital.

The 55-year-old Sokoto-born COAS held utterly totally different positions before now.

He was Commander, Headquarters 4 Brigade and 29 Exercise Drive Brigade (Operation Zaman Lafiya); Navy Secretary; Frequent Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, and Theatre Commander Operation HADIN KAI.