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Umar Jafaru Uwuigbe [+] Print this page

Country: Nigeria [+]

Last seen as

Brigadier General, Commander of 1 Brigade (Army/Military) [+]

Postings

Unit Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
1 Brigade [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 17 February 2002 [+]

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
Owoye Andrew Azazi [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 17 January 2005 [+] Unknown Unknown
Kamaldeen Role [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 9 January 2009 [+] Unknown Unknown
Adeniyi Oyabade [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 29 July 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown
Joseph Shoboiki [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 24 September 2010 [+] Unknown Unknown
Garba Ayodele Wahab [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 15 February 2012 [+] Unknown Unknown
Moses Obi [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 31 July 2007 [+] Unknown Unknown
Lawrence Jokotola [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 10 July 2006 [+] Unknown Unknown
SA Asemota [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 1 August 2002 [+] Unknown Unknown
DRA Ndefo [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 30 December 2001 [+] Unknown Unknown
Kenneth Osuji [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 Mechanised Division [+] 12 February 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
Saidu Balarabe [+] Colonel [+] Commander [+] 1 Battalion [+] February 2009 [+] Unknown Unknown

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
17 February 2002 This Day Sokoto Goc to Soldiers: Marry Foreign Wives And Be Sacked
01 July 2005 This Day Nigerian Soldiers Depart for Sudan
01 August 2007 Daily Trust Why We Retired Army Generals - Yar'Adua
01 September 2007 This Day Soldiers Reprimanded for Role in Liberia
24 September 2007 Leadership Army Goc Warns Soldiers Against Civilians
02 August 2008 Daily Trust Army Presence Will Beef Up Security in Jigawa - Lamido
12 October 2008 Daily Trust NDA Boss Calls for Combat Alertness
10 January 2009 Vanguard Shake-Up in Army
13 October 2009 This Day UN to Accredit Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre
25 September 2010 Daily Champion Jonathan Sacks GOCs, Redeploys Others
27 September 2010 Daily Trust Sacked GOCs Get New Posts
25 September 2010 Leadership Jonathan Sacks GOCs
16 February 2011 Daily Independent Balarabe Commends Kebbi Govt
16 September 2012 This Day Boko Haram - Nigeria Army Compensates Families of Slain Soldiers
18 May 2013 This Day Military Intensifies Campaign Against Insurgents' Stronghold
09 September 2015 Daily Trust Kano Govt to Facilitate N2 Billion Loan for SMEs - Gov Ganduje
Nigerian Army Nigerian Army 1 Division.
18 March 2016 News Agency of Nigeria Army kill 35 bandits, arrest 39 in North West -- GOC
05 August 2017 The Nation (Nigeria) Why insecurity is escalating – Buratai
26 June 2015 The Nation (Nigeria) Nigeria deploys 700 soldiers to Liberia
15 December 2015 Daily Trust We Arrested Zakzaky, Wife - Army
19 March 2016 Premium Times 35 bandits killed, 39 others arrested in North-East – Nigerian Army
13 February 2014 The Punch Army redeploys 127 senior officers
07 June 2014 The Punch Boko Haram: Army court-martials officers for cowardice, others
13 February 2014 This Day Army, Navy Redeploy Senior Officers
06 February 2014 This Day Jonathan Charges Service Chiefs to Crush Boko Haram Insurgents
16 February 2012 Vanguard Boko Haram - Massive Shake-Up in the Army
27 May 2012 Vanguard Army is combat-ready for terrorists – COAS
18 August 2012 Vanguard Presidency Moves to Avert Attacks on Mosques, Churches During Sallah
30 July 2015 Vanguard 95 generals moved in fresh Army shake-up
22 April 2016 Amnesty International Nigeria: Unearthing The Truth: Unlawful Killings and Mass Cover-Up in Zaria.
16 February 2013 Vanguard Allegations of Ethnic Considerations in Retirements, Postings, Re-Deployment, Recruitment in the Army