resident Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the service chiefs of the army, navy and air force, a presidency spokesman said on Monday.
The spokesman added that their replacements would be announced later on Monday.
The move was widely anticipated as former general Buhari has made cracking down on Islamist militant group Boko Haram his number one priority.
The outgoing officials are: Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshall Alex Badeh; the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Minimah; the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Adesola Amosu, the spokesman said.
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