Ibrahim Attahiru

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Ibrahim Attahiru
File:21st Chief of Army Staff (Nigerian Army).jpg
Chief of Army Staff
In office
26 January 2021 – 21 May 2021
Preceded by Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai
Commander, Boko Haram Counterinsurgency (Operation Lafiya Dole)
In office
May 2017 – Dec 2017
Preceded by Maj-Gen. Leo Irabor
Succeeded by Maj-Gen. Rogers Nicholas
Personal details
Born 10 August 1966
Doka, Kaduna State
Died 21 May 2021 (aged 54)
Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Resting place National Military Cemetery, Abuja
Alma mater Nigerian Defence Academy
Salford University
Military service
Allegiance  Nigeria
Service/branch Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg Nigerian Army
Years of service 1984–2021
Rank Lt General

Attahiru Ibrahim (10 August 1966 – 21 May 2021) was a Nigerian Army Lieutenant General who served as the 25th Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army from 26 January until his death on 21 May 2021 in a military plane crash near Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna State.

Early life and education

Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru was born on 10 August 1966 in Doka, Kaduna North Local Government Area, Kaduna State. He was a graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Armed Forces Command and Staff College , and Nigerian Army School of Infantry. He commenced officer cadet training in January 1984 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in December 1986 as an Infantry Officer. He held a Masters's degree in Strategic Management and Policy Studies from the Nigerian Defence Academy. He also attained a Masters of Science in Human Resources Management and Development from Salford University in the United Kingdom and a Graduate Diploma in International Studies from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Military career

He had a tour of duty with the United Nations in Sierra Leone as a Military Observer, where he facilitated United Kingdom military engagement Operation BARASS in September 2000. He was an Operation Officer and later Company Commander in NIBATT 19 ECOMOG Operations in Liberia. Also, he had the unique privilege of having commanded with distinction all through the chain of command in the Nigerian Army. Prominent among these appointments is Commanding Officer 146 Battalion Nigerian Army (Operation HARMONY IV) in the Bakassi Peninsula, Commander 13 Brigade Nigerian Army (Operation PULO SHIELD), General Officer Commanding 82 Division Nigerian Army. He was a one-time Theatre Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE (the Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Outfit in North-Eastern Nigeria). It is on record that he brought relative stability to the region with the surrender of several Boko Haram combatants.[1]

As a staff officer, he was unit Adjutant, 7 Battalion Nigerian Army, Serti, Chief of Staff, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army Sokoto, General Staff Officer Grade 1 Training/Operations as well as Staff Duties/Plans at Headquarters 1, 2 and 81 Divisions of the Nigerian Army. He was Deputy Director Military Secretary 2 at the AHQ MS (A) and one-time Director Army Public Relations and Spokesperson of the Nigerian Army. He was later Director staff duties and Deputy Chief of Policy and Plans at the Army Headquarters. He was equally privileged to serve as Chief of Defence Transformation and Innovation and Chief of Defence Logistics at the apex organ of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Defence Headquarters Abuja. In that position, he worked with the US Defence Logistics Agency on the Vertically Integrated Logistics Approach (VILA) Programme towards enhancing the operational readiness in the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

On the instructional, he was an Instructor at the Depot Nigerian Army, Nigerian Defence Academy and the Nigerian Army School of Infantry. He was later a Directing Staff and Chief Instructor at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji – Kaduna.[1]

He was at the National Defence College, Kenya for the National Defence Management and Security Studies Course and at the Chinese People's Liberation Army Special Forces Academy Shijiazhuang-Hubei Province, China for the Basic and Advanced Special/Operations Commando Forces Courses. He undertook leadership and security policy course at the prestigious Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University USA, Graduate School of Media and Communication, Agha Khan University of Nairobi, Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre, and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.[1]

Death

On the evening of May 21, 2021, Attahiru was travelling on a Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft King Air 350 on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, where he was to attend the Passing out Parade of 80RRI in Depot Nigerian Army on May 22, 2021.[2] During the route, the plane crashed, killing Attahiru and all the ten other people on board.[3]. Videos from the crash site were posted on multiple online platforms.

Awards and recommendations

The General had several honors and awards. He was a highly decorated officer with UNAMSIL Medal, ECOMOG Medal, Forces Service Star, Meritorious Service Star, Distinguish Service Star, Grand Service Star, Corp Medal of Honour, Command medal, Field Command Medal, and Field Command Medal of Honour.[1]

References

Watch video: Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru dies in military plane crash

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