Major General Lucky Irabor: 10 things you need to know about Nigeria’s new Chief of Defence Staff

It is no longer new that President Muhamamdu Buhari has Major General Lucky Irabor as the new Defence Stafff Staff.

Here are 10 things you need to know about him.

 

1. He served as Commander, Training and Doctrine Command of the Nigerian Army, TRADOC, Minna.
2. Major General Irabor also served as Chief of Training and Operations, Defence headquarters.
3. Served as Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
4. He hails from the vicinity of Agbor in Delta State
5. He was a member of the RC 34.
6. He once served as Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff.
7. Was head of the Multi-National Joint Task Force as its Field Commander.
8. He’s a trained engineer
9. The fall of Sambisa and other territories hitherto under the control of Boko Haram was possible due to his commanding styles
10. he General has proven to be modest, down-to-earth and not materialistic in his activities.