Abdulkareem Adisa | |
|---|---|
| Military Governor of Oyo State | |
| In office August 1990 – January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Colonel Sasaenia Oresanya |
| Succeeded by | Chief Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1948 |
| Died | 25 February 2005 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1970 – 1997 |
| Rank |  Major General |
Abdulkareem Adisa (; August 22, 1948[1] – February 25, 2005)[2] was a Nigerian major general who was military governor of Oyo State (August 1990 – January 1992) during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[3] He was convicted for involvement in an attempted coup against military head of state General Sani Abacha in 1997, and was on death row when Abacha died in June 1998. He was subsequently pardoned.[4]
- ^ Oyo State (Nigeria). Ministry of Information, Youth, Sports, and Culture. Oyo State Past and Present. Ministry of Information, Youth, Sports & Culture, 2002. p. 48.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Abdulkarim Adisa: Remembering A Quintessential Officer". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "Diya, Adisa, Olarewaju, Anyanwu others granted amnesty, compensation". OnlineNigeria Daily News. June 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-13.