Salihu Ibrahim
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Lt. General Salihu Ibrahim FSS FHWC was Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria
) from August 1990 until September 1993 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
.
Ibrahim joined the army in 1956.
He was given officer's training at the Nigerian Military Training College.
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).
He was briefly arrested in August 1985 during the coup in which Ibrahim Babangida
took over from Buhari.
Later he became a member of Babangida's Armed Forces Ruling Council.
He was appointed Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy (1988 - 1990).
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".
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.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
) from August 1990 until September 1993 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
.
Ibrahim joined the army in 1956.
He was given officer's training at the Nigerian Military Training College.
He became a respected Armored Corps officer, considered apolitical although he served as a member of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari was a military ruler of Nigeria and an unsuccessful candidate for president in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections...
's Supreme Military Council (1984-1985).
He was briefly arrested in August 1985 during the coup in which Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
took over from Buhari.
Later he became a member of Babangida's Armed Forces Ruling Council.
He was appointed Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy (1988 - 1990).
In August 1990, General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
, 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
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
appointed Lt. General Aliyu Mohammed as his replacement, but Abacha delayed the change until September to allow Ibrahim time to "retire with honor".
After retirement he was appointed a Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of council of the University of Ilorin
University of Ilorin
The University of Ilorin, sometimes known as Unilorin, is a university in Ilorin, Nigeria.It was established by a decree of the Federal Military Government in 1975 and is a federal government owned tertiary institution of education located in Ilorin, Kwara State, north central Nigeria...
. He became a member of the board of several Companies. As of 2010 he was Chairman of the International Energy Insurance Company.