The new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya, has paid his final respects to his predecessor, the late Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru.
Recall that Lt Gen Attahiru and 10 other military officers died in a plane crash in Kaduna a week ago.
This was made known through the official Twitter account of the Nigerian Army.
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According to the tweet, Farouk did this by signing the condolence register at the HQ Theatre Command of Operation HADIN KAI, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State.
“The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Farouk Yahaya pays his last respect to his predecessor, late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru after signing the condolence register at HQ Theatre Command of Operation HADIN KAI, Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno State,” the Nigerian Army tweeted.