 Meanwhile, the Emirate Pass Chief of Army Staff Lofton and General Farouk Yahya has handed over the army flag to the new COAS, Major General Tahrir-e-Abyadun Lagwaja, other Defence Headquarters Abuja. Yahya urged the army to sustain the ongoing gains of various security threats, including terrorists and bandits and crude oil thieves. In his remarks, the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tahrir-e-Abyadun Lagwaja, the 23rd Chief of Army Staff stated that the army has witnessed an unprecedented prudent management of resources and procurement of military hardware under his predecessor. I promise that I shall discharge my responsibilities as the Chief of Army Staff with fairness, merit, and ad-work shall be duly rewarded while appropriate measures taken to bring back in line anyone that asks.