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Muhammadu Buhari [+] Print this page

Country: Nigeria [+]

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President, Commander of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Government) on 26 January 2021 [+]

Postings

Unit Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] Commander [+] President [+] 29 May 2015 [+] 26 January 2021 [+]
Armed Forces Council [+] Commander [+] Chairman [+] 29 May 2015 [+] 26 January 2021 [+]

Chain of command

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Subordinates

Commanders of units that were subordinate to any units commanded by this person
Name Rank Role Unit Start of overlap End of overlap Duration of overlap
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu [+] Assistant Inspector General of Police [+] Commander [+] Nigeria Police Force [+] 15 January 2019 [+] 6 April 2021 [+] 812 days
Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin [+] General [+] Commander [+] Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] 13 July 2015 [+] 28 January 2021 [+] 2026 days
Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin [+] General [+] Commander [+] Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] 13 July 2015 [+] 28 January 2021 [+] 2026 days
Musa Yusuf [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] Guards Brigade [+] 22 July 2015 [+] 28 August 2017 [+] 768 days
Anthony Omozoje [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] Guards Brigade [+] 12 February 2014 [+] 21 July 2015 [+] 524 days
Alex Sabunduh Badeh [+] Air Chief Marshal [+] Commander [+] Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] 16 January 2014 [+] 12 July 2015 [+] 542 days
Alex Sabunduh Badeh [+] Air Chief Marshal [+] Commander [+] Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] 16 January 2014 [+] 12 July 2015 [+] 542 days

Sources

List of all sources used to evidence the data in this record Click the "+" symbol next to every data point in the record to see the sources used for that data point.
Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
15 August 2014 This Day NFCT Conducts Internal Security Counter-Terrorism Exercise
14 August 2015 Daily Independent Crush Boko Haram in Three Months, Buhari Orders Military Chiefs
06 July 1994 Armed Forces Ruling Council Armed Forces Act Part III S.7(1)
06 November 2014 Leadership Cement Firm Attack - Anxiety As Boko Haram Carts Away Dynamite
19 August 2015 News Agency of Nigeria Guards Brigade partners NSCDC on security in FCT
24 June 2015 News Agency of Nigeria Guards Brigade trains personnel on post-retirement life
28 August 2017 The Sun (Nigeria) Guards Brigade holds inter-Unit competition for barracks children
28 January 2014 The Nation (Nigeria) Boko Haram kills 74 in Borno, Adamawa attacks
27 November 2014 The Nation (Nigeria) Nigerian Army commemorates AIDS day
19 February 2016 The Guardian (Nigeria) U.S. military trains Nigerian soldiers on counter-terrorism.
06 April 2016 Federal Republic of Nigeria The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
30 July 2015 Premium Times How fifth columnists in Nigerian military leaked operational plans to Boko Haram – ex-Defence Chief
13 February 2014 This Day Army, Navy Redeploy Senior Officers
06 February 2014 This Day Jonathan Charges Service Chiefs to Crush Boko Haram Insurgents
24 January 2018 News Agency of Nigeria Army’s 6 Division gets new GOC 22 October 2020
15 January 2019 Nigeria Police Force Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, NPM, mni assumes duty at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. 23 January 2022
02 June 2015 Amnesty International Stars on their shoulders. Blood on their hands. War crimes committed by the Nigerian military
23 July 2015 Daily Trust Army appoints new guard’s brigade commander
21 October 2020 Premium Times #EndSARS: As Nigeria burns, Buhari refuses to address the nation 22 October 2020
16 February 2021 Premium Times Ex-Nigerian defence chief, Olonisakin pulls out of army 16 November 2021
07 April 2021 Premium Times PHOTOS: Ex-IGP Adamu formally hands over to Alkali 23 January 2022
29 January 2021 TheCable PHOTOS: Olonisakin, chief of air staff hand over to their successors 16 November 2021
06 October 2020 This Day Preparing Military Personnel for Post-service Life 22 October 2020
15 January 2019 TODAY Mohammed Adamu officially assumes office as acting IGP 23 January 2022