Ishaya Bakut | |
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| Commander, ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force, Liberia | |
| In office September 1991 – December 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Maj-Gen. R.M. Kupolati |
| Succeeded by | Brig-Gen. T. Olurin |
| Military Governor of Benue State | |
| In office 18 Sep 1986 – December 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Yohanna Madaki |
| Succeeded by | Idris Garba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1947 Kurmi-Bi, Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Died | 21 March 2015 (aged 67) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank |  Major General |
Ishaya Bakut (16 August 1947 – 21 March 2015) was Military Governor of Benue State in Nigeria from September 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1][2] He was Field Commander in Liberia of the ECOMOG West African multinational force from September 1991 to December 1992.[3]
- ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ Guardian, The (11 April 2015). "A Tribute To Ishaya Bakut (1947-2015) - Nigeria and World News". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Gabriel I. H. Williams (2002). Liberia: the heart of darkness : accounts of Liberia's civil war and its destabilizing effects in West Africa. Trafford Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 1-55369-294-2.