Salihu Ibrahim

Salihu Ibrahim
Chief of Army Staff
In office
August 1990 – September 1993
Preceded by Sani Abacha
Succeeded by Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy
In office
1988–1990
Military service
Service/branch Nigerian Army
Years of service 1956 – 1993
Rank Lieutenant General

Lt. General (retired) Salihu Ibrahim FSS FHWC was Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria) from August 1990 until September 1993 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1]

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).[4]

In August 1990, General Sani Abacha, then Chief of Army staff (COAS) ceded this job to Ibrahim, while remaining Chairman Joint Chiefs and becoming Minister of Defence. Ibrahim was unable to assert much authority, with Abacha even refusing to vacate FlagStaff House, the traditional residence of the COAS. In August 1993 then head of state Ibrahim Babangida appointed Lt. General Aliyu Mohammed as his replacement, but Abacha delayed the change until September to allow Ibrahim time to "retire with honor".[5]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chronicle of Command". The Nigerian Army. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. 1 2 3 Max Siollun. ""The Five Majors": Myth and Reality". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  3. ↑ Nowa Omoigui. "Nigeria: The Palace Coup of November 17, 1993 - Part 2". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  4. 1 2 "LT. GEN SALIHU IBRAHIM, (RTD)". International Energy Insurance Company. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  5. ↑ Nowa Omoigui. "Review: New SOJA Vol 27 37/43 Apr - Jun 2003". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
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