NIGERIAN CHIEFS OF ARMY STAFF, TENURE, CORPS, STATE OF ORIGIN TILL DATE


🇳🇬 Chiefs of Army Staff (COAS) of Nigeria

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: Kogi 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: Engineers 

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 Stat

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Ayoade Davidson Ojeniyi 16 04 2025

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