Lucky Irabor
17th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor CFR psc NAM GSS ndc FCMH (born 5 October 1965)[1] is a retired Nigerian army general[2] and a former Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria. He was appointed by Muhammadu Buhari on 26 January 2021.[3][4][5]
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Lucky Irabor | |
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Chief of Defence Staff | |
In office 29 January 2021 – 23 June 2023 | |
President | Muhammadu Buhari Bola Tinubu |
Preceded by | Abayomi Olonisakin |
Succeeded by | Christopher Musa |
Commander of TRADOC | |
In office July 2020 – January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Abubakar Tarfa |
Succeeded by | Stevenson Olabanji |
Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force | |
In office May 2017 – August 2018 | |
Preceded by | Lamidi Adeosun |
Succeeded by | Chikezie Ude |
Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole | |
In office March 2016 – May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Hassan Umaru |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Attahiru |
Personal details | |
Born | (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 58) Agbor, Mid-Western Region, Nigeria (now in Delta State) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nigeria |
Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
Years of service | 1983–2023 |
Rank | General |
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