Brigadier General Ibrahim Aliyu (5 May 1947[2][1] – 16 July 2021)[3] was the Military Administrator of Jigawa State from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[4][5]

Ibrahim Aliyu
Military Administrator of Jigawa State
In office
9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996
Preceded byAli Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu
Succeeded byRasheed Shekoni
Personal details
Born5 May 1947
Yimirshika, Hawul, Barno State[1]
Died16 July 2021 (aged 74)
EducationCBM Primary School, Yimirshika
Provisional Secondary School, Maiduguri
Nigerian Defence Academy

He attended CBM Primary School, Yimirshika and Provisional Secondary School, Maiduguri before joining Nigerian Defence Academy in 1968.[1]

On 13 January 1996, he installed Nuhu Sanusi as first class Emir of Dutse.[6]

Following the return to democracy, as a former military administrator he was required to retire from the army.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gwamna Ibrahim Aliyu". rumbunilimi.com.ng (in Hausa). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Index Ah-Al".
  3. ^ "Former Jigawa Governor, Ibrahim Aliyu is Dead". 17 July 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Nigerian States". World Statesmen. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Former Jigawa Governor, Ibrahim Aliyu Is Dead". Sahara Reporters. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Emir Muhammad Sanusi Dan Bello c.1983-1995". Dutse Emirate. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Obasanjo Hires & Fires". NDM Democracy Watch 1999/03. 1 July 1999. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2010.