Claim: Multiple sources have portrayed Nigeria's new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, as the 26th Chief of Army Staff  but the Nigerian Army claims he is the 22nd.
Fact-check: General Faruk Yahaya is 22nd COAS, not 26th as widely reported in media - Dubawa
Verdict: false
Organisation: Dubawa
Author: Lami Sadiq
Date published: 2021-06-14T09:41:51