Leo Irabor

Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor (born October 5, 1965)[1] is a Nigerian Army Major General and the current Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff. He was appointed by Muhammed Buhari on January 26, 2021.[2][3][4]

Lucky Irabor
Chief of Defence Staff
Assumed office
January 26, 2021
Preceded byAbayomi Olonisakin
Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Nigerian Army
In office
Jul 2020 – Jan 2021
Preceded byMaj Gen A.A. Tarfa
Succeeded byMaj-Gen Koleoso
Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force
In office
May 2017 – Aug 2018
Preceded byMaj-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun
Succeeded byMaj-Gen. Chikezie Ude
Commander, Boko Haram Counterinsurgency (Operation Lafiya Dole)
In office
Mar 2016 – May 2017
Preceded byMaj-Gen. Hassan Umaru
Succeeded byMaj-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru
Personal details
Born5th October, 1965
Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1983 - present
RankMajor General
CommandsChief of Defence Staff

Background

Irabor was born on 5 October 1965 in Aliokpu Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. He gained admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna as a member of the 34 Regular Course in 1983 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 28 June 1986 into the Signals Corps of the Nigerian Army.

Irabor attended military and civil courses both locally and abroad. He attended Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji (AFCSC) for his Junior Staff Course in 1995 and Ghana Armed Forces Staff College, Teshi, Accra, Ghana for Senior Staff Course in 2000/2001 amongst others. He equally attended the National Defence College in Bangladesh in 2010 and Harvard Kennedy Schools of Government and Executive Education, the USA in 2012 and 2017 respectively. Irabor obtained a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University and holds two Masters Degrees from University of Ghana and Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka.[5]

References
  1. "Profile of the New Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor". PR Nigeria. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "BREAKING: Meet new Service Chiefs | The Nation Nigeria". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  3. "Buhari appoints new service chiefs". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  4. "UPDATED: President Buhari Replaces Service Chiefs | Channels Television". www.channelstv.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. Arise TV, Arise TV (2021-01-27). "Nigeria: Meet Nigeria's New Service Chiefs". Arise TV (Abuja). Retrieved 2021-01-27.


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