This is a list of full generals in the Nigerian Army. The rank of general (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers in the Nigerian Army. It is usually held by only the Chief of Defence Staff. It ranks above lieutenant-general and below field marshal which is only held as an honorary rank by the incumbent president of Nigeria in his capacity as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Since 1960, only thirteen officers have attained this rank.[citation needed] Among them, five attained this rank while they were head of state, one officer Sani Abacha attained this rank before becoming head of state. Eight of them served as Chief of Defence Staff, two heads of state (Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar) also served as Chiefs of Defence Staff.[citation needed]
No
Promoted
Name
Born
Died
1
1970
Yakubu Gowon
1934
2
1976
Murtala Muhammed
1938
1976
3
1979
Olusegun Obasanjo
1937
4
1987
Ibrahim Babangida
1941
5
1990
Domkat Yah Bali
1940
2020
6
1990
Sani Abacha
1943
1998
7
1998
Abdulsalami Abubakar
1942
8
7 June 2003
Alexander Ogomudia
1949
9
30 May 2006
Martin Luther Agwai
1948
10
2007
Owoye Andrew Azazi
1952
2012
11
August 2015
Abayomi Olonisakin
1961
12
5 March 2021[1]
Lucky Irabor
1965
13
31 July 2023
Christopher Musa
1967
^"Irabor becomes four-star general as Buhari promotes service chiefs". TheCable. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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