What we know about the new service chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appointed new Service Chiefs following the removal of the former officers.

Major-General Leo Irabor replaced General Abayomi Olonisakin as Chief of Defence Staff; Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao replaced Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff; Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo replaced Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as Chief of Naval Staff; while General Ibrahim Attahiru replaced Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai as Chief of Army Staff.

Below is a brief profile of the new officers

Major-General Leo Irabor was born on October 5, 1965 and hails from Ika South LGA of Delta State.

He is a trained Engineer from Obafemi Awolowo University and holds two Masters degrees from the University of Ghana, Accra, and Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka.

A one-time Theatre Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole and Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad basin area, Major-General Irabor later took over as the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

He replaces General Abayomi Olonisakin who served as Chief of  Defence Staff since July 2015.

Chief of Air Staff

Air Vice-Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao was born on 14 Sep 1965 in Enugu, Enugu State. He hails from Oshogbo in Osun State.

He was enlisted into the Nigerian Air Force on January 19, 1984 as a member of 35th Nigerian defense Academy Regular Course and was commissioned as pilot officer on the 20th December 1986.

After several years in service, he replaces Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar who has served as Chief of Air Staff since July 2015.

Chief of Naval Staff

Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo was born on April 22, 1966 and hails from Nasarawa LGA in Kano State.

He was enlisted into the Nigerian Navy on September 24, 1984 as a member of Regular Course 36.

Until his recent appointment, he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Space Administration.

Rear Admiral Gambo replaces Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas who served as Chief of Naval Staff since July 2015.

He holds a master of science (Msc) in defence and strategic studies degree from the university of Madras India, Master of Military Science and Strategy (MMsc) and advanced Diploma in Defence and Strategy Studies from the National Defence University (NDU) China, Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy From Kaduna Polytechnic Nigeria, National Diploma in Freshwater and Fisheries Technology from Federal College of Freshwater and Fisheries Technology (FCFFT) New Bussa Nigeria and Nigeria Defence Academy Certificate of Education.

Chief of Army Staff

General Ibrahim Attahiru was born on August 10, 1966, and hails from Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Maj Gen Attahiru Ibrahim was appointed to lead the offensive against Boko Haram in the North-East in May 2017.

General Attahiru also served as Director, Army Public Relations, Brigade Commander, 43 battalion Calabar and GOC 82 division, Enugu.

He replaced Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai who had served in that office since July 2015.