President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, June 19, 2023 appointed Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as the new Chief of Army Staff to replace Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021.
Early Life
a. Born in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area, Osun State on 28 February 1968.
b. Attended Local Authority Teachers College Demonstration School Osogbo between 1973 – 1979.
c. Attended St Charles Grammar School, Osogbo from 1979 – 1984.
d. Attended The Polytechnic, Ibadan from 1984 to 1986 and obtained West African School Certificate (Advanced Level).
e. Admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy on 12 September 1987 as a member of 39th Regular Course.
f. Commissioned as 2Lt on 19 September 1992 into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps.
a. Bsc Geography – Nigerian Defence Academy (2001).
b. Msc Strategic Studies – US Army War College (2014).
Operations Participated
a. Operation HARMONY IV in Bakassi Peninsula – January 1996 – June 2000.
b. United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) – 2004 – 2005.
c. Operation ZAKI – September 2012 – April 2013/July 2014 – December 2015 – Internal Security Operation in Benue State.
d. Operation LAFIYA DOLE – December 2015 – January 2018.
e. Operation MESA/Operation UDO KA – March 2021 – August 2022 – Internal Security Operation in South East Zone Nigeria (Anambra/Abia/Ebonyi/Enugu and Imo States).
f. Operation FOREST SANITY – Aug 2022 – Date – Internal Security Operation in Kaduna/Niger States.
Marital Status
Happily married to Mrs Mariya Abiodun-Lagbaja and the marriage is blessed with two children.
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