The appointments were announced in a statement issued by the army spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Thursday in Abuja.
“We also appeal to the troops to reciprocate this in their conduct, discipline, and operational effectiveness.”
The former Chief of Army Staff said more military bases were needed in the army and other security services.
At the conferment ceremony in Saki on Saturday, Mr Buratai enjoined Nigerians to continue to live in peace and unity for mutual coexistence.
Mr Yahaya said the initiative to build the new FOB Isa in the eastern part of Sokoto was premised on its strategic importance to the ongoing operations.
The COAS explained that the activities of oil thieves and illegal oil bunkering in the region were bleeding the nation’s economy.
Two former heads of state, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsami Abubakar, have expressed confidence in the Nigerian Army’ to defeat Boko Haram and bandits.
Army chief Farouk Yahaya charged troops in Niger to eliminate suspected bandits and kidnappers and take their weapons.
The Nigerian Army has vowed to eliminate bandits and other criminal elements with ‘Exercise Enduring Peace’ launched in Kogi.
