Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday swore in retired General Christopher Musa as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence.
The brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa came less than 24 hours after the Senate screened and confirmed the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff.
During the five-hour Senate screening on Wednesday, lawmakers grilled the retired General on the rising spate of abductions nationwide, including the controversial withdrawal of troops from Government Comprehensive Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State.
Gen. Musa assured lawmakers that he would “immediately set up a full-scale investigation” into the troop withdrawal once he resumes duty.
He also pledged to probe the killing of Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Musa Uba, in Borno State, as well as other recent attacks targeting senior military officers.
Gen. Musa, who hails from Southern Kaduna, was retired following the aborted coup attempt allegedly plotted by some military personnel.
