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Country: Nigeria [+]

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Brigadier General, Commander of 21 Armoured Brigade (Army/Military) [+]

Postings

Unit Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
21 Armoured Brigade [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 1 May 2017 [+]

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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
Victor Okwudili Ezugwu [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 7 Division [+] 6 March 2016 [+] Unknown Unknown
Abdulmalik Bulama Biu [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 7 Division [+] 8 June 2018 [+] Unknown Unknown
Ibrahim Attahiru [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] Operation Lafiya Dole [+] 30 May 2017 [+] Unknown Unknown
Lucky E. Erabor [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] Operation Lafiya Dole [+] 17 March 2016 [+] Unknown Unknown
Benjamin Ahanotu (3 Armoured Division) [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 3 Armoured Division [+] 27 August 2017 [+] Unknown Unknown

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
09 June 2016 This Day Sambisa Forest Is Now Locked Down - Military
06 December 2017 Daily Post Boko Haram: Rogers Nicholas replaces Attahiru as theatre commander
18 December 2015 Defence Headquarters NEW THEATRE COMMANDERS FOR OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE APPOINTED
31 August 2016 Reuters Operation Lafiya Dole
30 May 2017 The Sun (Nigeria) New Theatre Commander Ops LAFIYA DOLE, Gen Attahiru resumes
06 March 2016 Daily Trust Troops clear Boko Haram in Doksa, Dure
17 March 2016 Premium Times Army Names New Commander for Anti-Boko Haram Operation
02 May 2016 Premium Times Army Begins Large-Scale Operation in Sambisa Forests - Commander
30 March 2016 Vanguard Army captures Alagarno, Boko Haram `spiritual power base’
06 May 2017 The Guardian (Nigeria) Returning refugees from Cameroun overstretching Borno IDPs camps, army warns
01 May 2017 Daily Trust 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army gets new commander
23 November 2016 Premium Times EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army officially declares 46 soldiers missing
25 June 2017 Premium Times Taraba violence: Nigerian Army blames politicians as Governor Ishaku denies ordering killing of Fulanis
27 January 2021 Premium Times PROFILE: Meet the new Service Chiefs 16 November 2021
27 August 2017 This Day Rid our Forests of Criminals, Abubakar Challenges Army
03 May 2018 Vanguard Army competition: Woman emerges best shooter 31 July 2018
09 June 2018 Vanguard Troops kill many bandits, arrest Boko Haram logistics supplier in Kaduna 06 August 2018
20 July 2018 Vanguard Buratai renames 21 Brigade as Special Forces Brigade 25 August 2018
30 January 2021 Vanguard What you didn’t know about new Service Chiefs 23 November 2021