Abdullahi Shelleng
Abdullahi Shelleng | |
|---|---|
| Military Governor of Benue State | |
| In office February 3, 1976 – July 1978 | |
| Succeeded by | Adebayo Hamid Lawal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1942 Shelleng, Numan LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria |
Colonel Abdullahi Shelleng (born 20 January 1942) was the first Military Governor of Benue State, Nigeria from 3 February 1976 to July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, after Benue State had been split from the old Benue-Plateau State.[1]
Abdullahi Shelleng was born on 20 January 1942 in Shelleng, in the Numan Local Government Area of the former Gongola State, (now Adamawa State). He was educated in Shelleng and Yola, and attended the Government College, Zaria (1957-1961. He joined the Army in 1962 and attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna (April 1962 - August 1962), and then the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul (1962 - 1965).[2]
He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in April 1965. He served as a Company Commander during the Nigerian Civil War. He attended Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA (1973 - 1974). He was a Colonel, General Staff in Hq. 2nd Infantry Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan (1974 - 1975).[2] He was one of the participants in the July 1975 coup against General Yakubu Gowon, monitoring the situation from the 2nd Division HQ at Ibadan.[3] Following the coup, he became a Principal Staff Officer, Supreme Headquarters, Lagos (1975 - 1976).[2] He served as Military Governor of Benue State from 3 February 1976 until July 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c "Colonel Abdullahi Shelleng". Government of Benue State of Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Nowa Omoigui. "Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 9". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-1-3.
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