President Bola Tinubu retired Mr Yahaya and other service chiefs on 19 June.
on Saturday pulled out of service, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya, a lieutenant general, following the change of leadership of the Armed Forces of Nigeria by President Bola Tinubu.
He said that whatever had a beginning must have an end, saying that Saturday, 24 June marked the end of his career that started on 27 September, 1985 when he reported at the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy. “Their efforts significantly addressed some security challenges in the country during their tenure and provided good platform on which others can build upon.
Mr Yahaya said that was what conceptualised his vision which was to have a professional Nigerian Army ready to accomplish assigned mission in a joint environment in the defence of Nigeria. The Nigerian Army on Saturday pulled out of service, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya, a lieutenant general. [PHOTO CREDIT: @ZagazOlaMakama]
He added that the anti-oil bunkering operations in the South-south and other operational activities in other parts of the country had also achieved tremendous successes.
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