Augustine Aniebo (born March 23, 1950) is a retired Nigerian general who served as military administrator of

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, during the regime of General

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and administrator of

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from August 1998 to 29 May 1999 during the transitional regime of General

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, handing over to the elected civilian governor

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on May 29, 1999, at the start of the

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Borno State Administrator

In May 1997, Nigerian security agents, working with Islamic leaders stormed a Christian church in

Maiduguri Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border form ...

and ejected the pastor and church members. The church leaders appealed to Aniebo to act quickly to avoid a religious crisis. In 1998, he said that the Borno State task force against smuggling had been strengthened to reduce cross-border smuggling of petroleum products to neighboring countries.

Kogi State Administrator

Appointed administrator of Kogi State in August 1998, Aniebo left office on 29 May 1999 without swearing in his successor, handing over by proxy.

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1950 births Living people Governors of Borno State Governors of Kogi State People from Anambra State Nigerian Army officers People from Umunze {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub