President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced the Service Chiefs and their retirement from service, after they tendered their letters in that regard.
His spokesperson, Femi Adesina confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Those that resigned the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
Meanwhile, Buhari has approved the appointment of new Service Chiefs.
They are Maj.-Gen. Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Maj.-Gen. I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Adm. A. Z. Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff and AVM I.O. Amao, Chief of Air Staff.
Buhari thanked the outgoing Service Chiefs for what he called their “overwhelming achievements in our efforts at bringing enduring peace to our dear country’’ and congratulated the new ones and urged them to be loyal and dedicated in the discharge of their responsibilities.
