Garba Husain AHMADU

Biographical record

Title

Colonel

Surname

AHMADU

First Name

Garba

Other Names

Husain

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

October 31, 1958

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Plateau;

Place of Birth

Gagdi

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Names of Children

Has five children

Profession

soldier

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Central Primary School, Gagdi, Plateau State; Government Secondary School. Kuru, Jos, 1973-78; Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna 1979-81: Young Officers Course, Infantry, 1982; Anti Tank Platoon Commanders Course, 1983; Range Management Operations and Maintenance Course, 1985; Regimental Signal Officers Course, 1987; Command and Staff Course, Junior Division. 1991; Command and Staff Course, Senior Division 1996-97.

Educational Qualification

fss, psc,

Previous Appointments

4 Airborne Battalion, Ocoja, 1982-87; Army Record Office, Apapa, 1988-91; 192 Motorised Battalion. Owodc. 1992-93; 1 Amphibious Battalion, Port Harcourt, 1993-94; Nibatt 18 ECOMOG, Liberia, 1994-96; Headquarters, Lagos Garrison Command, Victoria Island. Lagos, 1997-98; Headquarters, 1 Mechanized Division, Kaduna. 1998; Platoon Commander, Battalion Intelligence Officer, Battalion Adjutant, Company Commander, Battalion Sccond-in-Command, Battalion Commander, ECOMOG, Liberia; General Staff Officer, Operations and Training; Staff Officer, Administration, Lagos Garrison Command; Staff Officer I. Quartering, 1 Mechanized Infantry Division, Kaduna; Military Administrator, Adamawa State,

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

Silver Jubilee Medal. ECOMOG Medal, Forces Service Star. Pass Staff College;

Hobbies

reading of newspaper, magazines and journals; current affairs, volley ball

Residential Address

Alhaji Mohammadu Gani Gagdi, P.A. Dengi, P.O. Pankshin. Plateau Stale.

Official Address

Government House, Yola Adamawa State