David Ejoor
David Akpode Ejoor RCDS, PSC, (10 January 1932 – 10 February 2019) was a Nigerian Army officer who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
David Akpode Ejoor | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office January 1971 – July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Katsina |
| Succeeded by | Theophilus Danjuma |
| Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy | |
| In office January 1969 – January 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Brig M.R. Varma |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. R.A. Adebayo |
| Governor of Mid-Western Region | |
| In office January 1966 – August 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Osadebay |
| Succeeded by | Albert Okonkwo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1932.[1] Ovu, Bendel State (now Delta State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 10 February 2019 (aged 87) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | Unaffiliated |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Major general |
Early life
He was the first Nigerian Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy and was once administrator of the now-defunct Mid-Western Region.[2] Ejoor was the governor of the Mid-Western State of Nigeria, during the Biafra Civil War. He then served as Chief of Army Staff from January 1971 to July 1975. Ejoor died in Lagos on 10 February 2019.[3] He was 87.
Works
- Ejoor David: Reminiscences, 1989
- Ejoor, David Akpode (1989). Reminiscences. Malthouse Press Ltd. ISBN 978-978-2601-37-7.
References
- Ejoor, David Akpode (1989). Reminiscences. Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN 978-978-2601-37-7.
- "Focus on the growing role of women in oil region crisis". IRIN. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2002-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- Adurokiya, Ebenezer. "Ex-Army Chief, Major General David Ejoor, Dies In Lagos". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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