Thread by @toluogunlesi

Decoration of new Service Chiefs, this morning at the State House; following NASS confirmation.

—Major-Gen Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff
—Major-Gen I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff
—Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff
—Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff.

CDS LEO Irabor: Going from Maj Gen to 4-Star General.

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Bachelors in Elect Elect, OAU
MA Int’l affairs (Ghana)
Another Masters from Dhaka, Bangladesh

-Has been a PSO to COAS
-Theatre Commander Lafiya Dole
-Commander MNJTF
-Commander TRADOC

Maj Gen Attahiru, COAS

Studied in NDA, Masters from Uni of Salford, UK

Infantry Officer
UN Military Observer in S/Leone
ECOMOG Commander in Liberia
Director, Army PR
Comm, Op Pulo Shield
GOC 82 Div
Theatre Comm, Op Lafiya Dole
Chief of Defence Transformation & Innovation.

Rear Admiral Gambo, CNS

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Specialization in Underwater Warfare

Masters from LAUTECH (Transport Mgt)
Fellow NDC (South Africa)
Naval Assistant to CNS
Dep Director Strategy, DIA HQ
Defence Attache in Angola
Director, Search & Rescue, DHQ
Director, Proc, Defense Space Admin

AVM Amao, CAS

Masters from Univ of Madras, India and NDU China
Air Assistant to CAS
Acting Defence Adviser, High Comm UK
Dep Theatre Comm, Op Lafiya Dole
AOC Tactical Air Command
Dir Policy, NAF HQ
Chief of Policy & Plans, NAF
Commandant, Armed Forces Resettlement Center, Lagos.

CDS: I pledge the unalloyed loyalty of the Armed Forces to you (Mr President) and to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

CDS: We will not ask our officers and men to do anything without leading by example... The President has given us marching orders. Nigerians should expect peace and security across the country.