Chukwuemeka "Emeka" Osita Onwuamaegbu (born 1959) is a retired Nigerian Army

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

who served as the 25th commandant of the

Nigerian Defence Academy The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna, Nigeria that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The duration of t ...

from 2010 to 2013.

Early life

Major General Onwuamaegbu is the son of Obumneme G. Onwuamaegbu, who was the attorney general of

East Central State East Central State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Eastern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Anambra and Imo. The area now comprises fi ...

and the nephew of journalist

Joseph Egemonye Joseph N. C. Egemonye (1933–2011) was a Nigerian journalist, writer, politician and businessman. He was the editor-in-chief and founder of ''The Nigeria Monitor newspaper'', the first weekly newspaper in Nnewi, southeastern Nigeria, and also co- ...

Military career

He was admitted to the

on 3 January 1977 as a member of the 21st Regular Combatant Course where he was coursemates with officers such as

Alex Sabundu Badeh Alex Sabundu Badeh (7 November 1957 – 18 December 2018) was an officer of the Nigerian Air Force who served as the 18th Chief of Air Staff and the 15th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria. He died from gunshot injuries sustained after his vehic ...

and Babagana Monguno. He was commissioned a

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on 3 July 1979. He was promoted to

in 2009. Prior to commanding the Defence Academy, he served as commandant of the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Center, Jaji and was director of Army Public Relations.

References

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