Major Olufemi Oluyede Assumes Duty As Acting Chief Of Army Staff

The new Acting Chief of Army Staff, Major General Olufemi Oluyede, has assumed duty in a handover ceremony that happened at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Friday.

This was announced by the Defence Headquarters, sharing photos from the ceremony on its X handle.

The caption read, “Formal Taking Over Ceremony of the Acting Chief of Army Staff, Major General OO Oluyede.”

It was reported that President Bola Tinubu appointed Major General Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to be indisposed and is receiving treatment abroad.

Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite  Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.