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Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by Racoon(op): 1:18pm On Apr 15, 2025

🇳🇬 PAST AND PRESENT NIGERIAN CHIEFS OF ARMY STAFF (COAS); DURATION IN OFFICE, MILITARY CORPS AND STATES OF ORIGIN.

-1). Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon( January 1966 – July 1966
-Corps: Infantry.
-State of Origin: Plateau State

-2). Lt. Col. Joseph Akahan( August 1966 – May 1967).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Benue State

-3). Maj. Gen. Hassan Katsina( May 1968 – January 1971).
-Corps: Armoured
-State of Origin: Katsina State

-4). Maj. Gen. David Ejoor( January 1971 – July 1975).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Delta State

-5). Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma( July 1975 – October 1979).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Taraba State

-6. Lt. Gen. Ipoola Alani Akinrinade( October 1979 – April 1980).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Osun State

-7. Lt. Gen. Gibson Jalo( April 1980 – October 1981 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Adamawa State

-8 ). Lt. Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi( October 1981 – October 1983).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Niger State

-9). Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida( January 1984 – August 1985).
-Corps: Armoured Corps
-State of Origin: Niger State

-10). Lt. Gen. Sani Abacha( August 1985 – September 1990).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Kano State

-11. Lt. Gen. Salihu Ibrahim( September 1990 – August 1993 ).
-Corps: Armoured
-State of Origin: Kogi State

-12). Lt. Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau( September 1993 – November 1993 ).
-Corps: Intelligence
-State of Origin: Zamfara State

-13. Maj. Gen. Chris Alli( November 1993 – August 1994 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Delta State

-14). Maj. Gen. Alwali Kazir( August 1994 – March 1996 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Yobe State

-15. Maj. Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi( March 1996 – May 1999 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Kebbi State

-16). Lt. Gen. Victor Malu( May 1999 – April 2001 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Benue State

-17. Lt. Gen. Alexander Ogomudia( April 2001 – June 2003 ).
-Corps: Signals
-State of Origin: Delta State

-18). Lt. Gen. Martin Luther Agwai( June 2003 – June 2006 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Kaduna State

-19). Lt. Gen. Owoye Andrew Azazi( June 2006 – May 2007 ).
-Corps: Intelligence
-State of Origin: Bayelsa State

-20). Lt. Gen. Luka Yusuf( June 2007 – August 2008 ).
-Corps: Artillery
-State of Origin: Kaduna State

-21). Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau( August 2008 – September 2010 ).
-Corps: Military Police
-State of Origin: Kano State

-22). Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika( September 2010 – January 2014 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Abia State

-23. Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah( January 2014 – July 2015 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Rivers State

-24. Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai( July 2015 – January 2021 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Borno State

-25). Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru( January 2021 – May 2021
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Kaduna State

-26). Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya( May 2021 – June 2023 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Sokoto State

-27). Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja( June 2023 – November 2024 ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Osun State

-28). Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede( October 2024 – Present ).
-Corps: Infantry
-State of Origin: Ekiti State

Which of them is Your Hero and Why?

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by Racoon(op): 1:22pm On Apr 15, 2025*

Lt General Salisu Ibrahim is my best COAS. Followed by General Martin Luther Agwai, Major Mohammed Christian Ali and Lt General Sanni Abacha.

As would be expected, the infantry corps of the army( mother of all corps) really dominated and personalized the COAS position over the ages.

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by kayusely70(m): 1:22pm On Apr 15, 2025

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by merits(m): 1:23pm On Apr 15, 2025*

Who this one help? No more able generals,the generals of nowadays are politicians Nigeria has plenty generals but no single strategy from them to subsides or eradicate insurgency in Nigeria.What a shame!what are they general for?

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by ecomalchemisttt: 1:23pm On Apr 15, 2025

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by FalseProphet1(m): 1:25pm On Apr 15, 2025

Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by Pootle: 1:26pm On Apr 15, 2025

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by iamphilips(m): 1:27pm On Apr 15, 2025

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by MightySparrow: 1:27pm On Apr 15, 2025

Truly Igbo is marginalized.

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by Mainmanmkd: 1:27pm On Apr 15, 2025

Infantry leads others follow

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by santakris(m): 1:28pm On Apr 15, 2025

Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru came with a lot of action but unfortunately he didn't last in the office

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by sacajawea(m): 1:28pm On Apr 15, 2025

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by AndroBlaze: 1:28pm On Apr 15, 2025

Is Gowon the first Chief of Army Staff in Nigeria?

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by frankmoney(m): 1:29pm On Apr 15, 2025

Bunch of useless mofos that can't curb insecurities

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by spencekat(m): 1:32pm On Apr 15, 2025

MightySparrow:
Truly Igbo is marginalized.

If no be PGEJ, nobody from South East for become COAS.

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by Kharol1234: 1:33pm On Apr 15, 2025

Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by froxydydx: 1:35pm On Apr 15, 2025

MightySparrow:
Truly Igbo is marginalized.

What about the other 200+ tribes that have not produced any service chief?

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by AndroBlaze: 1:37pm On Apr 15, 2025*

froxydydx:
What about the other 200+ tribes that have not produced any service chief?

Please help me ask him if he saw an Edo, Efik, Urhobo or any other major ethnic group in the South there too..... to think the SE is the same region we are hearing are struggling to fill their quota for recruitment yet those that have been filling it on a steady still don't even have one COAS

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by MightySparrow: 1:37pm On Apr 15, 2025

froxydydx:
What about the other 200+ tribes that have not produced any service chief?

Mishandled

Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by Obapluto: 1:39pm On Apr 15, 2025

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by Smartcitizen: 1:40pm On Apr 15, 2025

The best Chief of Army staff in Nigeria is Gen Azubike Ihejirika who under his regime Nigeria never lost any local government to BOKO HARAM ( according to Baba Jide Otitoju of TVC).

This man was so ruthless to BOKO HARAM that the northern leaders were crying up and down threatening to drag him to ICJ.

It was under him that BUHARI made the useless statement, AN ATTACK ON BOKO HARAM IS AN ATTACK ON THE NORTH.

It was under this man that the army dealt a big blow to all the criminal kidnapping gangs terrorising Abia State and Abia became peaceful again.

Let's give honor to who honor is due.

God bless you Gen Azubike Ihejirika.

👍👍👍👍

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by Badgers14: 1:40pm On Apr 15, 2025

What job function does COAS serve?

Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by dettolgel: 1:42pm On Apr 15, 2025

Instead of giving the SE good allocation in NDA to bridge the gap, they want to use our youths as canon folders (korofo) for Boko Haram.

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by JuanDeDios: 1:44pm On Apr 15, 2025

Racoon:
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Interesting that Obasanjo had four Chiefs of Army Staff and none was Yoruba. It's unheard of these days for a president to have a CoAS from outside his "region". This country always progresses backward.

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by AndroBlaze: 1:44pm On Apr 15, 2025

Racoon:
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You are also wrong about Gen Mohammed Chris Alli's state of origin...though he grew up in the SE (and spoke Igbo) he was not from Delta (at least on his father's side).

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by ucheicon(m): 1:47pm On Apr 15, 2025

Correct some information. Chris Alli is from Kogi not Delta. Azubuike Ihejirika was an Engineers officer not Infantry. Aliyu Mohammed was actually an Infantry officer. He just spent alot of his career in senior Intelligence roles as a result of trust by his superiors and competence. An example of this is also Brig Gen Sabo,DMI under Abacha. He was an Infantry officer

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Re: Chronicles Of Chiefs Of Army Staff (COAS) Of Nigeria by AndroBlaze: 1:48pm On Apr 15, 2025

JuanDeDios:
Interesting that Obasanjo had four Chiefs of Army Staff and none was Yoruba. It's unheard of these days for a president to have a CoAS from outside his "region". This country always progresses backward.

He was always bothered about looking more Nigerian than any other HOS we've ever had.

Also to be fair to him, when he was in the Army, most of his closest friends were not Yoruba officers.

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