Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu takes part in a panel during the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

President Bola Tinubu has changed the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces to further strengthen the nation’s security architecture.

Under the new appointments, General Olufemi Oluyede replaces General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff.

Major-General W. Shaibu becomes Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke takes over as Chief of Air Staff, while Rear Admiral I. Abbas assumes office as Chief of Naval Staff.

The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major-General E.A.P. Undiendeye, retains his position.

The President appreciated the outgoing Service Chiefs for their “patriotic service and dedicated leadership,” while urging the new appointees to “justify the confidence reposed in them” and to uphold the professionalism, vigilance, and unity that define the Armed Forces of Nigeria.