Ibrahim Attahiru

Ibrahim Attahiru (born August 10, 1966)[1] is a Nigerian Army Major General and Chief of Army Staff of Federal Republic of Nigeria, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 26 January, 2021.[2][3]

Ibrahim Attahiru
Chief of Army Staff
Assumed office
26, January 2021
Preceded byLT-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai
Commander, Boko Haram Counterinsurgency (Operation Lafiya Dole)
In office
May 2017 – Dec 2017
Preceded byMaj-Gen. Leo Irabor
Succeeded byMaj-Gen. Rogers Nicholas
Personal details
Born10 August, 1966
Kaduna State
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1984 - present
RankMajor General

Early life and education

Attahiru was born in Doka, Kaduna North Local Government Area, Kaduna State.

He started his officer cadet training at Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in January 1984 as part of the NDA Regular Course 35. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the Nigerian Army in December 1986 and later attended the Armed Forces Command and Staff College and Nigerian Army School of Infantry.[4]

Military career

In September 2000 he was a United Nations military observer for the British Army Operation Barras in Sierra Leone. He also served as an Operations Officer and later Company Commander in NIBATT 19 ECOMOG Operations in Liberia.

Attahiru was Theatre Commander for Operation Lafiya Dole (the Nigerian military's Boko Haram counter insurgency operation) until he was relieved from the position in 2017 for alleged incompetence.[4][5]

He was General Officer Commanding 82 Division of Nigerian Army, Enugu prior to his appointment as Chief of Army Staff.[1]

Reference
  1. "Profiles of Nigeria's new Service Chiefs". Vanguard News. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Buhari don sack im service chiefs, appoint new ones - see di new ones here". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. "Nigerian President Buhari replaces top military commanders". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. Ayitogo, Nasir (27 January 2021). "PROFILE: Meet the new Service Chiefs". Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. Published. "General removed for failing to stop Boko Haram gets promoted to army chief". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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