Ibrahim Aliyu

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

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]

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]

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  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.