Augustine Aniebo (// ; born 23 March 1950) is a retired Nigerian army brigadier general who served as military administrator of Borno State from 1997 to 1998 during the regime of General Sani Abacha[2] and administrator of Kogi State from 1998 to 1999 during the regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over to the elected civilian governor Abubakar Audu on 29 May 1999, at the start of the Fourth Republic.[3]
Augustine Aniebo | |
|---|---|
| Military Administrator of Kogi State | |
| In office August 1998 – May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Bzigu Afakirya |
| Succeeded by | Abubakar Audu |
| Military Administrator of Borno State | |
| In office 1997 – August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Ozodinobi |
| Succeeded by | Lawal Haruna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1950[1] Umunze, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Anambra State, Nigeria) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
Borno State Administrator
editIn May 1997, Nigerian security agents, working with Islamic leaders stormed a Christian church in Maiduguri, Borno State and ejected the pastor and church members. The church leaders appealed to Aniebo to act quickly to avoid a religious crisis.[4] In 1998, he said that the Borno State task force against smuggling had been strengthened to reduce cross-border smuggling of petroleum products to neighboring countries.[5]
Kogi State Administrator
editAppointed administrator of Kogi State in August 1998, Aniebo left office on 29 May 1999 without swearing in his successor, handing over by proxy.[6] [7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Our Profile". The King of Kings Search. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Aniebo: A True Nigerian Military Hero – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". Independent Newspaper Nigeria – Breaking News from Nigeria and the World. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Administration to date". Kogi State Government. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Security Agents Eject Christians from Nigerian Church". Compass Direct. 1 July 1997. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ West Africa, Issues 4180-4189. Afrimedia International. 1998. p. 294.
- ^ Ralph Omololu Agbana (7 July 2000). "Back on stage, Audu tackles Kogi's problems". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ Chuks Ehirim (28 June 1999). "Probing The MILADs". The News. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ Eddy Odivwri (24 May 2003). "Streaks and Freaks of a Hand-Over Season". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ Pius Adesanmi (12 May 2010). "Little Ends: Bayo Ojo's ambition in Kogi State". Next. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ Alao Abiodun (February 2000). "Security Reform in Democratic Nigeria" (PDF). King's College, London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
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