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Okwudili F. Azinta [+] Print this page

Also known as: Fidelis Azinta | Fidelis Okwudili Azinta | Okwudili Azinta [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Last seen as

Brigadier General, Commander of 4 Mechanized Brigade (Army/Military) on 25 January 2015 [+]

Postings

Unit Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
4 Mechanized Brigade [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 10 January 2014 [+] 25 January 2015 [+]
13 Amphibious Brigade [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 9 April 2013 [+] 9 January 2014 [+]
Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield [+] Brigadier General [+] 19 December 2012 [+]
Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield [+] Colonel [+] 18 December 2012 [+]

Chain of command

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Superiors

Commanders of units that were superior to any units commanded by this person
Name Rank Role Unit Start of overlap End of overlap Duration of overlap
Emmanuel Abejirin [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 2 Mechanised Division [+] 19 February 2014 [+] 19 January 2015 [+] 334 days
Ahmed Tijani Jibrin [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 2 Mechanised Division [+] 27 January 2013 [+] 18 February 2014 [+] 387 days
Adebayor Olanniyi [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 82 Division [+] 11 March 2013 [+] 4 January 2014 [+] 299 days
Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin [+] General [+] Commander [+] Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] 13 July 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown
Oluseyin Petinrin [+] Air Marshal [+] Commander [+] Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] 4 October 2012 [+] Unknown Unknown
Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim [+] Admiral [+] Commander [+] Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] 4 October 2012 [+] Unknown Unknown
Alex Sabunduh Badeh [+] Air Chief Marshal [+] Commander [+] Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] 16 January 2014 [+] Unknown Unknown

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
N.J Edet [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] Commander [+] 93 Battalion [+] 20 November 2012 [+] 26 April 2014 [+] 522 days
Tukur Yusufu Buratai [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield Sector 2 [+] 7 May 2012 [+] Unknown Unknown
Osasogie Uzamere (2 Amphibious Brigade) [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield Sector 2 [+] 2 September 2013 [+] Unknown Unknown

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
09 May 2012 Leadership 25 Ghanaians, Five Locals Arrested Over Bunkering
18 August 2012 Leadership Ihejirika Heads for Defence, as Jonathan Shops for New Coas
05 October 2012 This Day Jonathan Names New CDS, Service Chiefs
20 December 2012 Daily Trust Army Promotes 59 Generals
28 January 2013 Daily Trust Army Redeploys Minimah, Others
11 March 2013 Daily Trust 700 Soldiers Leave for Liberia
09 April 2013 This Day Amnesty Committee Mulls Conditions for Boko Haram
16 May 2013 Daily Trust 102 Nigerian Soldiers to Participate in Cameroon Independence Parade
23 August 2013 Vanguard Army Gets Gun-Boats to Figth Oil Theft in Niger
20 September 2013 Daily Trust Army Committed to Fight Against Oil Theft - JTF Commander
09 January 2014 Vanguard Army Destroys 36 Petrol Tankers, Six Boats in Cross River
17 April 2014 Premium Times Army Denies Killing APC Member
27 April 2014 Daily Trust How Soldiers Misled Us While On Mission to Free Abducted Colleague - Priest
14 August 2015 Daily Independent Crush Boko Haram in Three Months, Buhari Orders Military Chiefs
20 July 2015 Nigerian Army NIGERIAN ARMY 2 DIVISION
06 July 1994 Armed Forces Ruling Council Armed Forces Act Part III S.8(1)(a)
03 January 2014 Leadership Detained Without Trial: The Story of Zubair Rufiu
06 November 2014 Leadership Cement Firm Attack - Anxiety As Boko Haram Carts Away Dynamite
10 April 2013 The Sun (Nigeria) Bakassi: Armed forces to establish two forward operation bases
23 November 2014 The Nation (Nigeria) Army to provide conducive environment for officers
27 January 2015 The Nation (Nigeria) 4 Brigade assures of security
28 January 2014 The Nation (Nigeria) Boko Haram kills 74 in Borno, Adamawa attacks
20 February 2014 Daily Trust Insurgency: Nigeria at war —GOC warns
17 May 2013 Leadership Emergency Rule - Economic Activities Grounded in Three States
19 February 2016 The Guardian (Nigeria) U.S. military trains Nigerian soldiers on counter-terrorism.
19 January 2015 Post Nigeria Army appoints new GOCs and principal officers
31 January 2013 Premium Times JTF laments shortage of accommodation for personnel in Rivers
30 July 2015 Premium Times How fifth columnists in Nigerian military leaked operational plans to Boko Haram – ex-Defence Chief
27 January 2015 The Punch Nigerian Army remains apolitical -Army ex-spokesman
13 February 2014 This Day Army, Navy Redeploy Senior Officers
12 February 2014 This Day Ex-Taraba Speaker's Brother Wins PDP Primary for By-Election
14 September 2013 This Day GOC - New Security Role Won't Overwhelm Army
06 February 2014 This Day Jonathan Charges Service Chiefs to Crush Boko Haram Insurgents
20 November 2012 This Day Taraba Violence - Death Toll Rises to 10
14 September 2013 This Day GOC: New Security Role Won’t Overwhelm Army 06 August 2018
14 September 2011 Vanguard Army, Airforce Move Into Jos
03 September 2013 Vanguard Crude Theft - JTF Impounds Two Oil Laden Barges, Nabs 11 Suspects
10 January 2014 Vanguard Cross River Is Free Off Militancy, Declares Commander
29 March 2014 Vanguard JTF arrests 2 Britons, 12 Nigerians for illegal bunkering
02 June 2015 Amnesty International Stars on their shoulders. Blood on their hands. War crimes committed by the Nigerian military
08 March 2011 P.M. News Defence HQ Launch Skills Acquisition In Barracks
06 September 2013 Premium Times Nigeria to deploy 700 soldiers for Peace Keeping Operations in Liberia- Army
16 February 2021 Premium Times Ex-Nigerian defence chief, Olonisakin pulls out of army 16 November 2021
06 January 2014 Premium Times Oil theft in Cross River, Akwa Ibom has reduced – Army commande
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