naptu2:
This is the pulling out parade of Lieutenant General Ishaya Bamaiyi.

President Olusegun Obasanjo retired all the service chiefs after the return to democracy in 1999. He appointed Lieutenant General Victor Malu as General Bamaiyi's successor.

General Ishaya Bamaiyi served as chief of army staff from 1996 till 1999. He first came to prominence when he was the commander of 9th Brigade at Ikeja Cantonment. He was able to gain control of the Armour Transit shed at the cantonment during the 1990 and he led the armoured column that came to Lagos Island and took back control of Dodan Barracks and Radio Nigeria. His action basically ended the coup. He was subsequently appointed as the new commander of the Brigade of Guards and he served in this position from 1990 till 1992.


They played all the usual songs during this parade. They played Nike Nike, Iya Ni Wura, that Hausa song whose name I can't remember, Auld Lang Syne, that English song whose name I cannot remember and God Be With You Till we meet again.


General Victor Malu led the pulling out procession from Bonny Camp to Army Officers Mess, Marina.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nwEbocWGxA

naptu2:
President Olusegun Obasanjo has always been close to the Americans. In fact, all the three visits to Nigeria by American presidents (Carter, Clinton and Bush) have occurred when he was head of state.

President Obasanjo asked the Americans to retrain the Nigerian Military when he became president in 1999. He also asked for a range of assistance from the Americans (it was that request that led the Americans to give Nigeria several warships including two Coast Guard cutters, NNS Thunder and NNS Okpabana).


As part of the process, the Americans asked the Nigerian Army for its order of battle. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Victor Malu refused. He was shocked at the request. How can you reveal your order of battle to a foreign country? He felt that it was unpatriotic and he warned President Obasanjo that the Americans were only after their own interests and not the interest of Nigeria. President Obasanjo immediately retired General Malu.

The military cooperation agreement was signed after General Malu was removed from office. Lieutenant General Alexander Ogomudia was appointed as his replacement.

This is General Malu's pulling out parade. They followed the usual route. The parade was held at Bonny Camp and then General Malu was "pulled" to Army Officers Mess at Marina for the reception.


You can see Lieutenant General Salihu Ibrahim among the guests (in white agbada). General Ibrahim is one of the most professional chiefs of army staff that we've ever had. He was chief of army staff from 1990 till 1993. It was during his tenure that Flag Staff House was moved to Marina.

Flag Staff House was initially at Marina, but it was moved to 1 Glover Road, Ikoyi just before Independence. Ironsi, Gowon, Akahan, Katsina, Ejoor, Danjuma, Akinrinade, Jalo, Wushishi, Babangida and Abacha all lived at 1 Glover Road. However, there was a problem.

A DMI operative had previously told me (sometime around 1989) that Abacha would never leave 1, Glover Road. He said that Abacha had contracted a Senegalese marabout and that they had buried a cow that was dressed in a general's uniform at 1 Glover Road. He said that the marabout had said that nobody would be able to remove Abacha as long as the cow was buried there. An SSS operative would later tell me the same story in 1993, after Abacha had become head of state (he continued to stay at Glover Road for some time after he became head of state).

Abacha was made the minister of defence and Salihu was made the chief of army staff, but Abacha refused to leave Flag Staff House. Salihu Ibrahim complained to President Babangida and Babangida converted that house beside Lagos House Marina into Flag Staff House and then converted 1, Glover Road into Defence House.


General Ogomudia led the pulling out pocession. This parade was held in 2001.

General Victor Malu had previously served as the force commander of Ecomog in Liberia.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSvzDamym5s

naptu2:


Someone wrote that he had once accompanied the chief of Naval Staff on his boat from Queen's Drive to Apapa in the 1970s. Then, sometime in the early 2000s, he was to go with the chief of Naval Staff from Queen's Drive to Apapa and to his surprise they were to go in a motorcade. He was disappointed. "Why should the chief of Naval Staff go to Apapa by road?" he asked.

Anyway, I'm happy to report that the boat is back. You can see it at the 1:11 minute mark in this video. It is marked NN 01. This is the pulling out ceremony for the former chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dk5cPkSA6s

That boat is anchored at the jetty that is directly opposite the gate in the picture below.

Offpointng:
Military Generals from GOCs to Chief of Army staff and finally CDS all have military guards who dresses in suits, they're usually military intelligence folks

https://www.nairaland.com/822196/it-begins-me/701#124026297

Offpointng:
Military Generals from GOCs to Chief of Army staff and finally CDS all have military guards who dresses in suits, they're usually military intelligence folks

naptu2:
This video from the NTA gives you a better view of the actual pulling out ceremony. The band is playing Osibisa's Woyaya.



https://twitter.com/NTANewsNow/status/1672617267954057217

9jaRealist:
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Nigeria is a funny nation…
Why is the DSS guarding a military general?
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2times2:
why females no de reach general rank?

2times2:
why females no de reach general rank?

TemplarLandry:
All these frivolous parades make no sense. They should focus on doing their jobs.