President Bola Tinubu had last week, sacked the service chiefs he appointed over two years ago, following a rumoured coup which the Defence Headquarters has long denied.

Tinubu appointed the Chief of Army Staff, Gen Oluyede as the new Chief of Defence Staff; Gen Waidi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff; Air Vice Marshal Sunday Aneke as Chief of Air Staff and Rear Admiral Idi Abbas as the new Chief of Naval Staff.

This is the President's first formal engagement with the new military leadership since their appointment.