Salihu Ibrahim
Lieutenant general Salihu Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office August 1990 – September 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Sani Abacha |
| Succeeded by | Aliyu Mohammed Gusau |
| Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Maj-Gen p c Tarfa |
| Succeeded by | Lt-Gen. Garba Duba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1935 Lieutenant general |
Salihu Ibrahim FSS, FHWC (25 June 1935[1] – 10 December 2018) was a Nigerian army general who was Chief of Army Staff from August 1990 until September 1993 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Biography
Ibrahim joined the army in 1956. He was given officer's training at the
Nigerian Military Training College.[2]
He became a respected Armored Corps officer, considered apolitical although he served as a member of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari's Supreme Military Council (1984-1985).[2]
He was briefly arrested in August 1985, during the coup in which Ibrahim Babangida took over from Buhari.[3]
Later he became a member of Babangida's Armed Forces Ruling Council.[2]
He was appointed Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy
(1988 - 1990).
In August 1990, General
Aliyu Mohammed as his replacement, but Abacha delayed the change until September to allow Ibrahim time to "retire with honor".[4] After retirement he was appointed a Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of council of the University of Ilorin. He became a member of the board of several Companies. As of 2010 he was Chairman of the International Energy Insurance Company. He died in December 2018 in his home in Kogi State, at the age of 83.[1]
References
- ^ a b Salihu Ibrahim, former chief of army staff, is dead
- ^ a b c Max Siollun. ""The Five Majors": Myth and Reality". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ Nowa Omoigui. "Nigeria: The Palace Coup of November 17, 1993 - Part 2". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ Nowa Omoigui. "Review: New SOJA Vol 27 37/43 Apr - Jun 2003". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
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