By Kingston Magare 24.10.2025
President Bola Tinubu Friday announced a new team of service chiefs in a bid to overhaul Nigeria’s security framework.
The removal of General Christopher Musa and the other Service Chiefs is coming at the heels of a rumoured coup d’état and an increasing attack by insurgent elements in the northern part of the country.
Tinubu appointed General Olufemi Oluyede as the new Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General W. Shaibu as the Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke as Chief of Air Staff, and Rear Admiral I. Abbas is the new Chief of Naval Staff, while Major-General E.A.P. Undiendeye retains his role as Chief of Defence Intelligence.
“I have approved changes in the hierarchy of our Armed Forces to further strengthen Nigeria’s national security architecture,” he wrote on X social media platform.
“I thank General Christopher Musa and the outgoing Service Chiefs for their selfless service and dedicated leadership, and I charge the new Service Chiefs to deepen professionalism, vigilance, and unity within our Armed Forces as they serve our nation with honour,” Tinubu wrote.
General Musa, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla and Air Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar formed part of the nation’s military hierarchy in June 2023, when President Tinubu took over the helms of affairs.
President Tinubu and General Olufemi Oluyede