Sunday Orinya Ifere was a Nigerian army officer who was the Military Governor of Kwara State

Kwara State

Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...

 between July 1978 and October 1979.
As a lieutenant, in the unsuccessful Nigerian Counter-Coup of 1966

Nigerian Counter-Coup of 1966

A mutiny by Northern Nigerian soldiers that started at roughly mid-night on July 28 1966.A reaction against the killings of Northern politicians and Officers by Igbo soldiers on January 15, 1966, it resulted in the assassination of some of the conspirators of the January 15th killings and the...

 he was involved in fighting in Kaduna

Kaduna

Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census...

, serving in the same squadron as 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...

, who later became military head of state from August 1985 until August 1993. A colonel when Military Governor, he retired as a Major General.