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Country: Nigeria [+]

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Brigadier General of Nigerian Army Headquarters (Army/Military) [+]

Postings

Unit Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Nigerian Army Headquarters [+] Brigadier General [+] 26 August 2015 [+]
Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield Sector 2 [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 22 February 2015 [+]
2 Amphibious Brigade [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 22 February 2015 [+] 8 August 2015 [+]

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
Ibrahim Attahiru [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 82 Division [+] 29 July 2015 [+] 9 December 2015 [+] 133 days
Shehu Yusuf [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 82 Division [+] 13 February 2014 [+] 28 July 2015 [+] 530 days
Alani Gafar Okunola [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield [+] 10 September 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown
Emmanuel Atewe [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield [+] 13 February 2014 [+] Unknown Unknown
Stephenson Olabanji [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 2 Amphibious Brigade [+] 26 August 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown
Ibrahim Manu Yusuf [+] Major General [+] Chief of Operations [+] Nigerian Army [+] 19 March 2021 [+] Unknown Unknown
Tukur Yusufu Buratai [+] Lieutenant General [+] Commander [+] Nigerian Army [+] 4 August 2015 [+] 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
Olusegun Oladuntoye [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] Commander [+] 29 Battalion [+] 15 September 2013 [+] 28 March 2015 [+] 559 days

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
16 September 2013 Daily Trust Poor Information Flow Affecting Our Job, Says JTF Commander
18 August 2014 This Day Four Dredging Workers Kidnapped in Bayelsa
23 February 2015 Daily Trust Army Commander Laments Rising Crime Rate in Rivers
14 July 2015 Leadership Buhari Replaces NSA, Service Chiefs
09 August 2015 Daily Trust Buratai Charges Soldiers On Insurgents, Oil Thieves
14 August 2015 Daily Independent Crush Boko Haram in Three Months, Buhari Orders Military Chiefs
05 May 2016 The Guardian (Nigeria) Military to Review Counter-Insurgency War
06 December 2017 Daily Post Boko Haram: Rogers Nicholas replaces Attahiru as theatre commander
13 April 2016 The Guardian (Nigeria) Troops Arrest Three Boko Haram Commanders, Kill 22 Others
06 July 1994 Armed Forces Ruling Council Armed Forces Act Part III S.8(b)
12 January 2014 Leadership JTF Adopts New Strategy In Destroying Illegal Oil Refineries In Niger Delta
24 March 2015 Leadership Army Organises Joint Poll Exercise For Security Agencies
20 July 2015 Leadership Burutai Visits Troops in Konduga, Renames Counter Insurgency Outfit
10 September 2015 Leadership Conduct Yourselves In A Professional Manner, GOC Urges Soldiers
07 February 2016 Leadership Attack On Oil Facilities: Army To Engage Niger Delta Communities In Dialogue
10 September 2015 News Agency of Nigeria 3 die, others injured in clash between JTF, militants in Delta
05 August 2017 The Nation (Nigeria) Why insecurity is escalating – Buratai
04 November 2014 The Nation (Nigeria) JTF vows to fish out Niger Delta criminals
01 March 2016 Nigerian Army SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS EXTOL ARMY FOR MAKING REGION INVESTORS’ SAFE HAVEN
16 October 2015 CAJ News Nigeria Next Few Days Crucial for Op Lafiya Dole
19 January 2016 Channels Television Defence Minister Arrives Warri To Inspect Pipeline Explosion Site
25 August 2014 Daily Trust Army Soon to Launch Offensive in North-East'
21 December 2017 OpenStreetMap 2015 Presidential Election
14 December 2015 The Guardian (Nigeria) Our role in Bayelsa polls, by military
30 July 2015 Premium Times Major shake-up in Nigerian Army, 334 top officers redeployed
09 December 2015 The Tide Tambuwal Flays Poor Ranking Of Nigerian Varsities
13 February 2014 This Day Army, Navy Redeploy Senior Officers
30 July 2015 Vanguard 95 generals moved in fresh Army shake-up
28 February 2016 Vanguard Boko Haram: Nigerian Army inducts Combat Motorbike battalion into Battle
30 March 2016 Vanguard Army captures Alagarno, Boko Haram `spiritual power base’
22 July 2016 Vanguard Troops welfare: Army to review fees in command schools
03 July 2021 Nigerian Army NIGERIAN ARMY APPOINTS PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICERS, FIELD COMMANDERS, OTHERS 02 December 2021
15 January 2016 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Anti-Graft War: EFCC Seeks Army Support
18 November 2015 The Guardian (Nigeria) MASSOB counters Buhari, sure of UN referendum on Biafra
26 August 2015 The Guardian (Nigeria) Army seeks NDDC support to sustain peace in N’Delta
12 July 2021 Nigerian Defence Academy Maj Gen Im Yusuf Assumes Duty As 31st Commandant Of Nda 02 December 2021
27 May 2017 Nigerian Army Gen Nani Hands Over to Olabanji, Urges Troops to Maintain Momentum 21 October 2020
01 October 2017 The Punch Boko Haram attacks Bama, service chiefs to visit Borno 06 August 2018
19 March 2021 The Fact Daily Major General Ogunlade, Assumes Office As Head Of MNJTF 02 December 2021
23 August 2015 Daily Trust Army redeploys GOCs, 329 officers
11 August 2016 Premium Times SPECIAL REPORT: How Nigerian Army violated own rules, sacked officers for not helping APC
27 January 2021 Premium Times PROFILE: Meet the new Service Chiefs 16 November 2021
28 January 2021 Premium Times Attahiru assumes office as new army chief as Buratai bows out 16 November 2021
03 October 2020 Radio Nigeria Army Chief advocates compliance to military tradition 22 October 2020
18 November 2016 This Day Army Arrests 37 Boko Haram Suspects in Lagos, Ogun
01 May 2016 Vanguard Benue, Enugu Killings: Islamic group reacts, says blaming Fulani herdsmen “absurd”
28 October 2016 Vanguard GOC 82 Div
26 December 2017 Vanguard Soldiers celebrate Christmas in Gwoza, Buni Yadi 26 August 2018
06 January 2018 Vanguard COAS commends Gov. Gaidam for presentation of vehicles to army 08 August 2018
05 March 2018 Vanguard Dickson receives Buratai, urges him to help make Bayelsa foremost tourist, economic hub 26 August 2018
20 July 2018 Vanguard Buratai renames 21 Brigade as Special Forces Brigade 25 August 2018
19 July 2018 Vanguard No going back, fight to finish, Buratai charges troops 09 August 2018