Buhari drops both Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Naval Staff

President Muhammadu Buhari has signaled the retirement of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin and the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas.

According to New Telegraph, the president has directed the Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd), to send letters to the two Service Chiefs to notify them of their disengagement from service which is due on Friday, December 16.

According to the report, their disengagements were based on their attaining the official years of retirement from the military. While Olonisakin was commissioned Second Lieutenant on December 18, 1981, Ibas’ commissioning took place in 1983.