The National Assembly have confirmed former chief of Army staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, Gabriel Olonisakin, Ibok Ibas and Abubakar Sadique as non-career ambassadors.
President Buhari had on the 5 of February, sent their names to the senate to be confirmed as non-career ambassadors.

Nigerians had condemned their nomination, noting that it was a plan to shield them from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged abuses committed by the Nigerian military under their watch.