JALO, Lt-General Gibson, Sanda (Late)

command of the 2ndDivision, between 1967 to 1968. He was ako Divisional Commander, Asaba, ako in the thick of the warfrom 1968 to 1970. Afterthe war, he waspromotedCommanderof the SecondDivision which he served during the war. He was ako Commander of the Lagos Garrisonfrom 1971 to 1972. Thereafterhe became the Commandantof the Nigerian DefenceAcademyfrom 1973 to 1977 when he was namedtbe GeneralOfficerCommanding (GOC) 3rdDivision of tbeNigerianArmy. He wasin thatposition till1979when he was appointedDeputy Chief ofArmyStaff Hegotanotherfeatherto hismilitarycap when bewasappointedNigerian Chief ofArmyStaff Hewastheretill 1982when he movedto tbe apexof hismilitarycarrieras Chief of DefenceStaff from 1982-83. Heservedasamemberof the SupremeMilitary Councilandactedon severaloccasionsasMilitary Governor ofLagosState. He was Chairman, Walvis Nigeria Limited, Direaor, Imperial Finance and Securities Limited, Lagos, ChairmanMaxandBakeFkurMilkLimited, Warn, Ports Complex, SocietyBancaireNigeriaUmited LtGeneralGibson Sangajak, asoldieramongsoldiers andgentkpatriotof theNigerianNation, remainedtbe Nigerian Chief of Defence Stafffrom 1982-1983. He retiredfrom service in 1983. Among the decorations be received were FSS, CFR, GCON. The gentle man soldier died on January 10th, 2000.