Hamza al-Mustapha

Hamza al-Mustapha
Al-Mustapha in 2023
Born (1960-07-27) 27 July 1960 (age 64)
Nguru, Northern Region, British Nigeria
(now Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria)
AllegianceNigeria
Service / branchNigerian Army
Years of service1983–1998
RankMajor
BattlesChadian-Libyan conflict
Nigeria-Cameroon conflict
Liberian Civil War
Sierra Leone Civil War

Hamza Al-Mustapha (born 27 July 1960) is a retired Nigerian Army major, intelligence officer and politician who served as Chief Security Officer to Head of State General Sani Abacha from 1993 until his death on 8 June 1998.