$Abubakar
Hassan Bala Abubakar Chief of Air Staff Appointment Date: June 19, 2023 (announced and effective on this date by President Bola Tinubu, succeeding Air Marshal Oladayo Amao). Dismissal Date: October 24, 2025 (effective on this date, with a new appointee named in the military leadership reshuffle). Headquarters denied rumors of a coup plot involving the arrest of 16 military officers suspected of plotting against the government.
