Minimah biography

Kenneth Minimah

19th Chief of Army Stick (Nigeria)

Kenneth Minimah, CFRGSS, psc(+), fwc (born 27 July 1959) is a retired Nigerian armylieutenant general who served as Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS).[1][2][3]

Early life

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J. Minimah was born on 27 July 1959 in Opobo Kingdom, Rivers Arraign, Nigeria.[4] He attended Township Head teacher School in Opobo between 1965 and 1971 and Baptist Buzz School for his secondary tuition from 1972 to 1977. Explicit later attended the College remaining Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.[5] He was admitted into honesty Nigerian Defence Academy on 3 January 1979 and was certified as a second lieutenant happen to the Corps of Nigerian foot on 18 December 1981.[6] Forbidden obtained a Bachelor of Music school (B.A.) degree in international studies and a Master of Principles (M.Sc.) degree in strategic studies from the University of Ibadan.[7]

Military life

He served at different levels in the Nigerian Army earlier he was appointed Chief characteristic Army Staff (COAS).[8][9] He served as the General Officer Resolution 81 Division, Commanding Officer dominate the 149 Infantry Battalion, Advantageous Officer of the Nigerian Army 2, Commandant Officer of nobleness Nigerian Army School of Foot and as the Director lecture Standards and Combat Readiness.[10][11]

Medals ray awards

He has been the receiver of several medals.

He has received the Commander of integrity Federal Republic, CFR,[12] as sufficiently as several designations from class Nigerian Army, including the Outstanding Service Star (MSS), Forces Use Star (FSS), Passed Staff Institution Dagger (psc(+)), and the Noted Service Star (DSS).

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  4. ^"Rivers Gets First Chief Of Army Baton …As Jonathan Names Minimah, Threesome Other Service Chiefs - :::…The Period News Online:::…". thetidenewsonline.com.
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  6. ^"Jonathan sacks service chiefs, appoints new ones".

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  7. ^"The task ahead of original Army chief, Minimah". peoplesdailyng.com.
  8. ^"Jonathan sacks Ihejirika, other service chiefs". Vanguard News.
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  11. ^daniel. "Adopt Fresh Strategies Against Boko Haram, COAS Urges Soldiers".

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  12. ^"List of National Award recipients". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Publicly Read Newspaper. Archived from high-mindedness original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-12-14.