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List of Chief of Defence Staff in Nigeria (1980 Till Date)

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List of Chief of Defence Staff in Nigeria (1980 – 2025)

No.PortraitChief of Defence StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef.
1Lieutenant General
Ipoola Alani Akinrinade
(born 1939)		15 April 19802 October 19811 year, 170 days
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2Lieutenant General
Gibson Jalo
(1939–2000)		2 October 198131 December 19832 years, 90 days
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3General
Domkat Bali
(1940–2020)
Defence Minister		1 January 1984August 19906 years, 212 days
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4General
Sani Abacha
(1943–1998)
later military ruler		August 199017 November 19933 years, 108 days
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5Lieutenant General
Oladipo Diya
(1944–2023)
Chief of General Staff		17 November 199321 December 19974 years, 34 days
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6Major General
Abdulsalami Abubakar
(born 1942)
later military ruler		21 December 19979 June 1998170 days
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7Air Marshal
Al-Amin Daggash
(born 1942)		9 June 199829 May 1999354 days
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8Admiral
Ibrahim Ogohi
(1948–2024)		29 May 199927 June 20034 years, 29 days
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9General
Alexander Ogomudia
(born 1949)		27 June 20031 June 20062 years, 339 days
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10General
Martin Luther Agwai
(born 1948)
Later Commander of the UNAMID		1 June 200625 May 2007358 days
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11General
Owoye Andrew Azazi
(1952–2012)		25 May 200720 August 20081 year, 87 days
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12Air Chief Marshal
Paul Dike
(born 1950)		20 August 20088 September 20102 years, 19 days
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13Air Chief Marshal
Oluseyi Petinrin
(born 1955)		8 September 20104 October 20122 years, 26 days
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14Admiral
Ola Ibrahim
(born 1955)		4 October 201220 January 20141 year, 108 days
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15Air Chief Marshal
Alex Sabundu Badeh
(1957–2018)		20 January 201421 July 20151 year, 182 days
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16General
Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin
(born 1961)		21 July 201529 January 20215 years, 192 days
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17General
Lucky Irabor
(born 1965)		29 January 202123 June 20232 years, 145 days
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18General
Christopher Gwabin Musa
(born 1967)		23 June 2023Incumbent1 year, 312 days
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