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Lamidi Adeosun
Lamidi Adeosun (born 22 August 1963) is a retired Nigerian Army lieutenant general. Early life Adeosun was born in Ola-Oluwa Local Government of Osun State on 22 August 1963. Military career He was commissioned into the Nigerian Army on 4 July 1983. He fought during the wars in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic of the Congo, DR Congo. He was a weapons and tactics instructor at Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji. He was posted to Maiduguri and promoted major general by Army Headquarters in the wake of the 2014 Chibok ambush. He was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 7th Division in Maiduguri. As the GOC his area of responsibility was the main theatre of battle and operations in the Lake Chad and northeastern Nigeria. He arrived Maiduguri after troops of 7th Division of the Nigerian Army mutinied at Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri attempting to kill Maj-Gen A. Mohammed. He then led the 2015 West African offensive against Boko Haram. He used the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant General (Nigeria)
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), is the second-highest rank of the Nigerian Army and generally it is the highest active rank as the Nigerian army do not have any appointment in the rank of full general but in the case of the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff, the rank of full general is given (if the chief is appointed from the army and not from the navy or the air force). It is the equivalent of a multinational three-star rank. The rank of lieutenant general is usually held by the Chief of Army Staff. Lieutenant general is a superior rank to major general, but subordinate to a (full) general. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-8, equivalent to a vice-admiral in the Nigerian Navy and an air marshal in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. The rank insignia is an eagle and a six-pointed star over a crossed sabre and baton. Usage Ordinarily, the lieutenant general rank is usually held by only the Chief of Army Staff which imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
