President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff.
The appointment was announced on Wednesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. According to Onanuga, Oluyede will serve as the acting COAS until Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently receiving medical treatment abroad, returns to duty.
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“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS),” the statement read.
“Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja.”
Before his recent appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, headquartered in Jaji, Kaduna.
Oluyede, aged 56, was a coursemate of Lagbaja, both part of the 39th Regular Course.
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1992, with a retroactive effective date of 1987, and attained the rank of Major-General in September 2020.
Since his commissioning, Oluyede has held numerous command roles.
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He served as Platoon Commander and adjutant at the 65 Battalion, Company Commander at the 177 Guards Battalion, Staff Officer in the Guards Brigade, and Commandant of the Amphibious Training School.
General Oluyede has participated in multiple operations, including the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Mission in Liberia, Operation HARMONY IV in Bakassi, and Operation HADIN KAI in Nigeria’s North East, where he commanded the 27 Task Force Brigade.
For his dedicated service across various operations, Oluyede has received multiple honors, such as the Corps Medal of Honour, the Grand Service Star, the Passed Staff Course award, and Membership in the National Institute.
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