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Chief of Army Staff

National government · Security services

Chief of Army Staff is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Position				[sources]
Name	Chief of Army Staff				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Subnational jurisdiction name or code	not available				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q25351737				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-09-08

Position holders
Holder	Start date	End date
Tukur Yusuf Buratai Politician	-	-
Farouk Yahaya Politician	2021-05-27	2023-06-19

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Nigeria · Chipper · non-official source

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