Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- President Bola Tinubu has sacked Christopher Musa, an army general, as the Chief of Defence Staff and appointed Olufemi Oluyede, former army chief, as his replacement.

The president also appointed Waidi Shaibu, a general, as the new Chief of Army Staff while appointing new heads for the air force and the navy.

The changes were announced in a statement by presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that the changes come weeks after 16 senior soldiers were arrested for allegedly planning a coup to overthrow the federal government. However, the statement did not attribute the changes to the alleged coup plot.

The president retained E.A.P. Undiendeye, a major-general, as Chief of Defence Intelligence. ...