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Luka Yusuf
Luka Yusuf | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office May 2007 – August 2008 | |
| President | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
| Preceded by | O.A. Azazi |
| Succeeded by | A.B. Dambazau |
| Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia | |
| In office February 2006 – May 2007 | |
| President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Succeeded by | Suraj Abdurrahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1952 Bara-Kagoma, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 2 June 2009 (aged 56) London, England |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Commander, Nigerian Military Continent to United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) Commander, Armed Forces of Liberia (2006-2007) |
Luka Nyeh Yusuf CFR GSS GPP DSO psc(+) fwc Msc (22 September 1952 – 2 June 2009) was a Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 2007 to 2008.[1] He succeeded Owoye Andrew Azazi as Chief of Army Staff.[2]
- ^ Auta, Benjamin. "Yusuf: The man, the soldier, the General". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora Publishing, 2009. p. 252. ISBN 9780875867083. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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