Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi | |
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Military Governor of Borno State | |
In office 22 August 1996 – 1997 | |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Dada |
Succeeded by | Augustine Aniebo |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nigeria |
Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Colonel Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi was appointed military governor of Borno State in August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]
He stopped the practice of using troops to perform farm work, prevalent before his regime.[2]
He was reportedly sacked from his position as governor and retired from the army because he insisted that scholarships should be reserved for the poor citizens of the state.[3]
Another reason given is that during a fuel shortage he personally escorted some tanker loads of petrol to prevent them going astray.[4]