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Country: Nigeria [+]

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Colonel, Chief of Staff of 21 Armoured Brigade (Army/Military) [+]

Postings

Unit Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
21 Armoured Brigade [+] Colonel [+] Chief of Staff [+] 18 March 2014 [+]

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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
Lamidi Adeosun [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 7 Division [+] 19 January 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown
Victor Okwudili Ezugwu [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 7 Division [+] 6 March 2016 [+] Unknown Unknown
Victor Okwudili Ezugwu [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 7 Division [+] 6 March 2016 [+] Unknown Unknown
Ahmadu Mohammed [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 7 Division [+] 24 February 2014 [+] Unknown Unknown
MY Ibrahim [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 7 Division [+] 16 May 2014 [+] Unknown Unknown
Abdulmalik Bulama Biu [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 7 Division [+] 8 June 2018 [+] Unknown Unknown
Yusha'u Mahmood Abubakar [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] Operation Lafiya Dole [+] 16 August 2015 [+] 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
Lucky E. Erabor [+] Major General [+] Deputy Theatre Commander [+] Operation Lafiya Dole [+] 18 December 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown
Hassan Umoru [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] Operation Lafiya Dole [+] 18 December 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown
John Zaruwa [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 3 Armoured Division [+] 13 February 2014 [+] Unknown Unknown
Fatai Oladipo Alli [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 3 Armoured Division [+] 25 October 2014 [+] Unknown Unknown
Mohammed Sani Ali [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 3 Armoured Division [+] 29 December 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown
Benjamin Ahanotu (3 Armoured Division) [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 3 Armoured Division [+] 27 August 2017 [+] Unknown Unknown
Hassan Umoru [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 3 Armoured Division [+] 29 July 2015 [+] Unknown Unknown

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
08 September 2014 The Sun (Nigeria) Former President Obasanjo’s Son Shot In Mubi By Boko Haram
19 March 2014 Daily Trust Borno Barrack Attack Victims Get Life Line From Govt
26 August 2014 The Guardian (Nigeria) Troops Return From Cameroun, to Begin Counter-Terrorism Campaign
08 September 2014 The Guardian (Nigeria) Boko Haram Kills 24 Soldiers, Injures Obasanjo's Son
20 May 2015 Daily Trust Man Gets Title, Car, N
17 August 2015 This Day NAF Sustains Aerial Bombardment of Terrorists' Bunkers
18 September 2015 Daily Trust Commander Seeks Collaboration With Traditional Rulers On Insurgency
10 November 2015 This Day Military Nabs Another Wanted Boko Haram Terrorist
09 November 2015 Daily Trust Buratai Visits Troops, More Boko Haram Camps Are Destroyed
28 December 2015 Daily Independent Boko Haram Kills 45 in Borno, Adamawa
09 June 2016 This Day Sambisa Forest Is Now Locked Down - Military
Nigerian Army NIGERIAN ARMY 3 DIVISION
Nigerian Army Nigerian Army | 7 Division
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
26 January 2016 Independent Army Kill 14 Boko Haram Terrorists In Yobe – GOC 3 Division
15 February 2015 Leadership GOC, Brigade Commander Move to Liberate Monguno
11 June 2015 News Agency of Nigeria Minimah visits Borno, Adamawa to boost morale of troops
31 August 2016 Reuters Operation Lafiya Dole
30 May 2017 The Sun (Nigeria) New Theatre Commander Ops LAFIYA DOLE, Gen Attahiru resumes
10 March 2015 The Nation (Nigeria) Military recounts troop's success in Adamawa
28 January 2016 Daily Trust 'Operation Lafiya Dole' Command Interfaces With Host Communities
17 March 2016 Daily Trust Terrible week of road accidents (Editorial)
29 December 2015 Daily Trust Army committed to wiping out B/Haram – GOC
06 March 2016 Daily Trust Troops clear Boko Haram in Doksa, Dure
08 June 2016 Premium Times Special Report - Inside the Massive Extrajudicial Killings in Nigeria's South-East
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
08 March 2016 Premium Times Army General Dies in Auto Crash
13 February 2014 This Day Army, Navy Redeploy Senior Officers
11 March 2015 This Day Military Recaptures Bama As More Insurgents Are Killed in Adamawa
28 February 2014 Vanguard After Borno, Yobe Massacre - B-Haram Strikes in Adamawa, Kills 14
22 May 2014 Vanguard 48 Killed in Fresh Borno Attacks, Chibok Schoolgirls Sighted in Chad
25 October 2014 Vanguard Terrorism - Army Sends GOC to Office
30 July 2015 Vanguard 95 generals moved in fresh Army shake-up
30 September 2015 Vanguard We will end Boko Haram by December – Army
13 February 2016 Vanguard Military releases 275 suspected Boko Haram detainees
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
02 June 2015 Amnesty International Stars on their shoulders. Blood on their hands. War crimes committed by the Nigerian military
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