The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major-General Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor, resumed office at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Friday.
Irabor took over from General Gabriel Olonisakin, the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, who served for five years and six months as the 16th Chief of Defence Staff.
Irabor takes over from Olonisakin
Olonisakin announced the change of baton on his Twitter page.
He tweeted: “Today I formally hand over the baton of leadership as the CDS- AFN to Maj Gen LEO Irabor.
“I wish to sincerely appreciate the President, C-in-C (Commander-in-Chief) of the AFN (Armed Forces of Nigeria), and Nigerians for the privilege to serve this great country. I congratulate Maj Gen Irabor and wish him a successful tenure.”