Luka Nyeh Yusuf CFR GSS GPP DSO psc(+) fwc Msc (22 September 1952 – 2 June 2009) was a Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 2007 to 2008.[1] He succeeded Owoye Andrew Azazi as Chief of Army Staff.[2]
Luka Yusuf | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office May 2007 – August 2008 | |
| President | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
| Preceded by | O.A. Azazi |
| Succeeded by | A.B. Dambazau |
| Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia | |
| In office February 2006 – May 2007 | |
| President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Succeeded by | Suraj Abdurrahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1952 |
| Died | 2 June 2009 (aged 56) |
| Nigerian Defence Academy | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Commander, Nigerian Military Continent to United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) Commander, Armed Forces of Liberia (2006-2007) |
Education and background
editYusuf was born on September 22, 1952, in Bara-Kagoma, Kaduna State. He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Nigerian Army Artillery Corps in 1975 and was a member of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Course 14. Others in his NDA class were officers such as former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike[1]
Career
editYusuf served as Commander of the Nigerian military contingent to United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) before being appointed in 2006 as Commander in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.[3] Upon Yusuf's appointment as Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff by President Umaru Yar Adua in 2007,[4] Liberia's President awarded General Yusuf with Liberia's Honor of Distinguished Service.
Yusuf has been quoted in saying he is fulfilled with his military career.[5]
Death
editYusuf died in London on June 2, 2009, after a protracted illness at the age of 56 [6]
References
edit- 1 2 Auta, Benjamin. "Yusuf: The man, the soldier, the General". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora Publishing, 2009. p. 252. ISBN 9780875867083. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "LIBERIA: Sirleaf starts to form government, some appointments spark protest". IRN. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Agande, Ben. "Yar'Adua Decorates Azazi, Yusuf With New Positions". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Outgoing Military Chief of Staff Receives Nation's Highest Military Distinction -". Executive Mansion - President of Liberia. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Former COAS, Gen. Yusuf Is Dead". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 15 February 2016.