Haliru AKILU

Biographical record

Title

Brig. Gen

Surname

AKILU

First Name

Haliru

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

November 2, 1947

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Kano

Place of Birth

Madobi, Kura

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

retired soldier, businessman

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

SG Primary School, Zaria, 1954-57; Doka Senior Primary School, Zaria, 1958-60; Provincial Secondary School, Zaria, 1961-66; Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, 1967; Junior Staff College, Warminster, UK, 1973; Command and General Staff College, Pakistan, 1979; Baluschistan University, Quetta, Pakistan, 1979; Kings ColIege University of London, 1983; National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, 1989.

Educational Qualification

psc, fss, B.Sc, M.A.,

Previous Appointments

Nigerian Army, 1967; Company Commander, 5 Battalion, 1967-68; Lieutenant and Adjutant, 5 Battalion, 1968-69; Staff Officer, Infantry Division (Rear) Headquarters (having been wounded in the civil war), 1969; Captain/Aide-de-Camp to General Officer Commanding, I Division! 1971-73; Commanding Officer, 146 Battalion, 1973; Major/Brigade Major, 21 Brigade; General Staff Officer, Training Headquarters, 1 Division; General Officer 11; Command and Staff College, Jaji, 1973- 78; Commanding Officer, 146 Battalion, Kano (that suppressed the Maitatsine religious riot), December 1980; Commanding Officer, Direct Short Service Commission Wing, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, 1981-82; Lieutenant-Colonel, Directorate of Military Intelligence, 1983; Staff Officer Grade I; Directorate of Army Intelligence, Lagos, 1983-84; dir: Military Intelligence, 1984; Colonel, 1985; retired as a Brigadier; mm:Armed Forces Ruling Council, 1985-89;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Outstanding Achievements

Passed Staff College, 1979; Forces Service Star

Hobbies

reading, movies, squash