{"id":90357,"date":"2023-06-20T10:44:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T09:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/10-interesting-things-to-know-about-new-coas-maj-gen-lagbaja"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:31:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T11:31:52","slug":"10-interesting-things-to-know-about-new-coas-maj-gen-lagbaja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/10-interesting-things-to-know-about-new-coas-maj-gen-lagbaja","title":{"rendered":"10 interesting things to know about new COAS, Maj Gen Lagbaja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu on Monday appointed Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as the Chief of Army Staff.<\/p>\n<p>Major General Lagbaja replaced Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya, appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Until he was appointed COAS, Lagbaja was the General Officer Commanding, Headquarters 1 Division from August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He was born in Osun State and bagged his Bsc in Geography at the Nigerian Defence Academy (2001) and Msc Strategic Studies at the US Army War College (2014).<\/p>\n<p><b>Early Life<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a. Born in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area, Osun State, on 28 February 1968.<\/p>\n<p>b. Attended Local Authority Teachers College Demonstration School Osogbo between 1973 \u2013 1979.<\/p>\n<p>c. Attended St Charles Grammar School, Osogbo, from 1979 \u2013 1984.<\/p>\n<p>d. Attended The Polytechnic, Ibadan, from 1984 to 1986 and obtained West African School Certificate (Advanced Level).<\/p>\n<p>e. Admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy on 12 September 1987 as a member of the 39th Regular Course.<\/p>\n<p>f. Commissioned as 2Lt on 19 September 1992 into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps.<\/p>\n<p><b>Courses Attended<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a. Company Amphibious Operations Course \u2013 Amphibious Training School (May \u2013 June 1993). \u2013 C.<\/p>\n<p>b. Young Officers\u2019 Course (Infantry) \u2013 Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji (September \u2013 December 1993). \u2013 C+<\/p>\n<p>c. Basic Airborne Course \u2013 Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji (March \u2013 April 1995). \u2013 Not Graded<\/p>\n<p>d. Advanced Airborne Course \u2013 Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji (November \u2013 December 1995). \u2013 Not Graded<\/p>\n<p>e. Amphibious Staff Operations Course \u2013 Amphibious Training School (September \u2013 December 1997). \u2013 C<\/p>\n<p>f. Company Commanders\u2019 Course \u2013 Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji (February \u2013 May 2003). \u2013 C+<\/p>\n<p>g. Battalion Commanders\u2019 Course \u2013 Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji (September \u2013 December 2009). \u2013 B<\/p>\n<p>h. Junior Staff Course \u2013 Armed Forces Command and Staff (May \u2013 December 2000). \u2013 C+<\/p>\n<p>i. Senior Staff Course \u2013 Armed Forces Command and Staff (August 2005 \u2013 July 2006). \u2013 C+<\/p>\n<p>j. Military Observers Course \u2013 Peacekeeping Wing Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji (February \u2013 May 2008). \u2013 B<\/p>\n<p>k. ECOWAS Standby Force Battalion Command Post Course \u2013 Peacekeeping Centre, Bamako, Mali \u2013 (June \u2013 August 2010). \u2013 Not Graded<\/p>\n<p>l. Strategy and Leadership Course \u2013 US Army War College (April 2003 \u2013 June 2014). \u2013 Not Graded<\/p>\n<p><b>Command\/Staff\/Instructional Appointments<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a. 93 Battalion \u2013 1992 \u2013 1995 as a Platoon commander.<\/p>\n<p>b. 72 Special Forces Battalion \u2013 1995 \u2013 2001 as a Platoon commander.<\/p>\n<p>c. Nigerian Defence Academy \u2013 2001 \u2013 2004 as an Instructor.<\/p>\n<p>d. Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and Operations \u2013 2004 \u2013 Grade 2 Staff Officer in charge of peacekeeping.<\/p>\n<p>e. Armed Forces Command and Staff College \u2013 July 2005 \u2013 February 2006 \u2013 Grade 2 Staff Officer in charge of training.<\/p>\n<p>f. Armed Forces Command and Staff College \u2013 2006 \u2013 2009 \u2013 Directing Staff.<\/p>\n<p>g. Headquarters 81 Division \u2013 2009 \u2013 2012 \u2013 Deputy Chief of Staff G1 (Administration).<\/p>\n<p>h. 72 Special Forces Battalion Makurdi \u2013 2012 \u2013 2013 and 2014 \u2013 2015 \u2013Commanding Officer.<\/p>\n<p>i. Headquarters 8 Task Force Division Monguno \u2013 2016 \u2013 2017 \u2013 Chief of Staff.<\/p>\n<p>j. Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and Operations \u2013 January \u2013 December 2018 \u2013 Acting Director of Operations.<\/p>\n<p>k. Headquarters 9 Brigade, Ikeja, Lagos State \u2013 December 2018 \u2013 April 2019 \u2013 Commander.<\/p>\n<p>l. Headquarters 2 Brigade, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State \u2013 April 2019 \u2013 January 2020 \u2013 Commander.<\/p>\n<p>m. Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and Operations \u2013 January 2020 \u2013 March 2021 \u2013 Director Force Generation.<\/p>\n<p>n. Headquarters 82 Division \u2013 March 2021 \u2013 August 2022 \u2013 General Officer Commanding.<\/p>\n<p>o. Headquarters 1 Division \u2013 General Officer Commanding- August to his appointment as COAS.<\/p>\n<p><b>Promotion History<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a. Second Lieutenant \u2013 12 September 1987.<\/p>\n<p>b. Lieutenant \u2013 12 September 1991.<\/p>\n<p>c. Captain \u2013 12 September 1995.<\/p>\n<p>d. Major \u2013 12 September 2000.<\/p>\n<p>e. Lieutenant Colonel \u2013 12 September 2005.<\/p>\n<p>f. Colonel \u2013 12 September 2010.<\/p>\n<p>g. Brigadier General \u2013 12 September 2015.<\/p>\n<p>h. Major General \u2013 12 September 2019.<\/p>\n<p><b>Honours\/Awards<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a. Forces Service Star.<\/p>\n<p>b. Meritorious Service Star.<\/p>\n<p>c. Distinguished Service Star.<\/p>\n<p>d. Passed Staff Course (+).<\/p>\n<p>e. Fellows United States Army War College.<\/p>\n<p>f. Command Medal.<\/p>\n<p>g. Field Command Medal.<\/p>\n<p>h. Field Command Medal of Honour.<\/p>\n<p>i. General Operations Medal.<\/p>\n<p>j. Operation Harmony Medal.<\/p>\n<p>k. United Nations Peacekeeping Operation Medal.<\/p>\n<p>l. Operation LAFIYA DOLE Medal.<\/p>\n<p><b>Academic Qualifications<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a. Bsc Geography \u2013 Nigerian Defence Academy (2001).<\/p>\n<p>b. Msc Strategic Studies \u2013 US Army War College (2014).<\/p>\n<p><b>Operations Participated<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a. Operation HARMONY IV in the Bakassi Peninsula \u2013 January 1996 \u2013 June 2000.<\/p>\n<p>b. United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) \u2013 2004 \u2013 2005.<\/p>\n<p>c. Operation ZAKI \u2013 September 2012 \u2013 April 2013\/July 2014 \u2013 December 2015 \u2013 Internal Security Operation in Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>d. Operation LAFIYA DOLE \u2013 December 2015 \u2013 January 2018.<\/p>\n<p>e. Operation MESA\/Operation UDO KA \u2013 March 2021 \u2013 August 2022 \u2013 Internal Security Operation in South East Zone Nigeria (Anambra\/Abia\/Ebonyi\/Enugu and Imo States).<\/p>\n<p>f. Operation FOREST SANITY \u2013 Aug 2022 \u2013 Date \u2013 Internal Security Operation in Kaduna\/Niger States.<\/p>\n<p><b>Marital Status<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Happily married to Mrs Mariya Abiodun-Lagbaja, and the marriage is blessed with two children.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hobbies<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Watching documentaries and reading biographies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu on Monday appointed Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as the Chief of Army Staff. Major General Lagbaja replaced Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya, appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. Until he was appointed COAS, Lagbaja was the General Officer Commanding, Headquarters 1 Division from August 2022. 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