The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of the Service Chiefs put forward by President Muhammadu Buhari in January.
The confirmation of the Service Chiefs followed the consideration of a report of the Joint Senate Committee on Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wamakko.
The confirmed chiefs are: Maj. Gen. Lucky lrabor as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS); Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff (COAS); Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff (CNS); and Air Vice Marshal Isiaka O. Amao as Chief of Air Staff (CAS).
Speaking shortly after the confirmation, Senate President Ahmed Lawan urged the new Service Chiefs to take the fight to bandits and other criminals troubling the nation.
He declared that the situation where bandits attack schools and kidnap hundreds of students should no longer be acceptable, while he also called for inter-agency cooperation between the security agencies.
“This is becoming an industry and we have to unravel these people are and keep our country safe,” he said.
