"President Tinubu has nominated former military chief Christopher Musa as the new defense minister Musa was sacked as chief of defense staff in October He will replace Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned as defense minister on Monday The leadership shakeup comes as Nigeria faces a fresh wave of mass kidnappings Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has nominated the country's former top general, who he forced out in October, as the new minister of defense. Christopher Musa will need to be confirmed by the senate"
"Musa will succeed Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned as defense minister on Monday citing health reasons. Before his sudden resignation, Badaru had been strongly criticized for the government's failure to tackle a surge in mass kidnappings and Islamist attacks in the West African country. The calls for Badaru's exit became stronger after he said during a recent interview with BBC's Hausa service that some terrorists couldn't be attacked because their forest hideouts were too dense for bombs to reach."
President Tinubu has nominated former chief of defense staff Christopher Musa as Nigeria's new minister of defense, pending senate confirmation. Musa was sacked as chief of defense staff in October and will replace Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned citing health reasons amid criticism over rising mass kidnappings and Islamist attacks. Tinubu wrote to the senate expressing confidence in Musa's ability to strengthen the security architecture. Musa has field experience combating terrorism, led operations against Boko Haram, and joined the defense department in 1991 after attending the national defense academy. There was no immediate explanation for his return after the earlier sacking that followed reports of a coup attempt.
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