Luka Yusuf
16th Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luka Nyeh Yusuf CFR GSS GPP DSO psc(+) fwc Msc (22 September 1952 – 2 June 2009) was a Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 2007 to 2008.[1] He succeeded Owoye Andrew Azazi as Chief of Army Staff.[2]
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Luka Yusuf | |
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Chief of Army Staff | |
In office May 2007 – August 2008 | |
President | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
Preceded by | O.A. Azazi |
Succeeded by | A.B. Dambazau |
Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia | |
In office February 2006 – May 2007 | |
President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
Succeeded by | Suraj Abdurrahman |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-09-22)22 September 1952 Bara-Kagoma, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria) |
Died | 2 June 2009(2009-06-02) (aged 56) London, England |
Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nigeria |
Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | Commander, Nigerian Military Continent to United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) Commander, Armed Forces of Liberia (2006-2007) |
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