Ibrahim Attahiru | |
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Chief of Army Staff | |
In office 28 January 2021 – 21 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Tukur Yusuf Buratai |
Succeeded by | Farouk Yahaya |
Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole | |
In office May 2017 – December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Leo Irabor |
Succeeded by | Rogers Nicholas |
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Born | Doka, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria) | 10 August 1966
Died | 21 May 2021 Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria | (aged 54)
Resting place | National Military Cemetery, Abuja |
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Years of service | 1984–2021 |
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Ibrahim Attahiru CFR psc(+) GSS CMH ndc (K) FCMH NAM (10 August 1966 – 21 May 2021) was a Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as the Chief of Army Staff from 28 January 2021 to 21 May 2021 when he died in the 2021 NAF Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i crash near Kaduna International Airport.[1]