Ọ̀gá àwọn Ọmọṣẹ́ Agbógun Nàìjíríà

Ọ̀gá àwọn Ọmọṣẹ́ Agbógun tàbí Ọ̀gá Ọmọṣẹ́ Agbógun lásán (Chief of Army Staff ní èdè gẹ̀ẹ́sì) ni ipò tó gajùlọ òsìṣẹ́ ológun ní ibiṣẹ́ Agbógun ará Nàìjíríà.^[1] The position is often occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.^[2] The Chief of Army Staff reports to the Chief of Defence Staff, who also reports to the Defence Minister.^[3] The Statutory duty of the Officer is to formulate and execute policies towards the highest attainment of National Security and operational competence of the force.^[4]

Àwọn Ọ̀gá àwọn Agbógun ará Nàìjíríà

Following is a chronological list of officers holding the position of General Officer Commanding (GOC) or Chief of Army Staff (COAS).^[5]

Officer	Title	Period Served	Remarks
Maj Gen Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi	GOC	1965–1966	Later military ruler
Lt Col Yakubu Gowon FSS	COAS	January 1966 - July 1966	Later military ruler
Lt Col Joseph Akahan OFR FSS	COAS	May 1967 - May 1968
Maj Gen Hassan Katsina rcds psc	COAS	May 1968 - January 1971
Maj Gen David Ejoor	COAS	January 1971 - July 1975
Lt Gen Theophilus Danjuma	COAS	July 1975 - October 1979
Lt Gen Ipoola Alani Akinrinade CFR FSS	COAS	October 1979 - April 1980	Later Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
Lt Gen Gibson Jalo CFR FSS JSS	COAS	April 1980 - October 1981	Later Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
Lt Gen Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi CFR FSS	COAS	October 1981 - October 1983
Maj Gen Ibrahim Babangida	COAS	January 1984 - August 1985	Later military ruler
Lt Gen Sani Abacha GCON, DSS mni	COAS	August 1985 - August 1990	Later military ruler
Lt Gen Salihu Ibrahim FSS FHWC	COAS	August 1990 - September 1993
Lt Gen Aliyu Gusau Mohammed DSS rcds	COAS	September 1993 - November 1993
Maj Gen Chris Alli CRG DSS ndc psc(+)	COAS	November 1993 - August 1994??
Maj Gen Alwali Kazir DSS Usawc psc(+)	COA	August 1994 - March 1996
Lt Gen Ishaya Bamaiyi DSS Usawc psc(+)	COAS	March 1996-May 1999
Lt Gen Victor Malu DSS mni fwc psc	COAS	May 1999 - April 2001
Lt Gen Alexander Ogomudia	COAS	April 2001 - June 2003	Later Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Lt Gen Martin Luther Agwai	COAS	June 2003 June 2006	Later Commander of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur.
Lt Gen Owoye Andrew Azazi	COAS	1 June 2006 - May 2007	Later Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Lt Gen Luka Yusuf CFR GSS GPP DSO psc(+) fwc Msc	COAS	June 2007 - August 2008
Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau CFR GSS psc ndc fwc(+) PhD	COAS	August 2008 - September 2010
Lt Gen Onyabor Azubuike Ihejirika CFR GSS psc(+) fwc fniqs	COAS	September 2010 - January 2014
Lt Gen Kenneth Minimah GSS psc(+) fwc	COAS	January 2014 – July 2015
Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai NAM GSS psc(+) ndc (BD)	COAS	July 2015 – May 2021
Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru NAM GSS psc(+) ndc (BD)	COAS	May 2021 –

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Ìtókasí

1. "Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan sacks military chiefs". BBC News. Retrieved June 9, 2015. 
2. "President sacks Service Chiefs, names replacements". Daily Independent. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015. 
3. "Minimah, Jibrin, Amosu Appointed Service Chiefs". Thisdaylive. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015. 
4. "Chief of Army Staff vows military will end insurgency". Premium Times. Retrieved June 9, 2015. 
5. "Chronicle of Command". The Nigerian Army. Retrieved 2010-06-01.