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Major general
Mohammed Shuwa
Federal Commissioner of Trade
In office
1975–1979
Succeeded byIsaac Shaahu as Minister of Commerce
General Officer Commanding of the 1st Division, Nigerian Army
In office
August 1967 – September 1969
Succeeded byBrig. I.D. Bisalla
Personal details
Born(1939-09-01)1 September 1939
Masharte, British Nigeria
Died2 November 2012(2012-11-02) (aged 73)
Maiduguri, Nigeria
Alma materBarewa College
Regular Officers Special Training School (Teshie)
R.M.A. Sandhurst
Military service
AllegianceMohammed Shuwa Nigeria
Branch/serviceMohammed Shuwa Nigerian Army
Years of service1958–1979
Rank Major general
Commands1st Division
5th Battalion

Mohammed Shuwa OFR (1 September 1939 – 2 November 2012) was a Nigerian Major General and the first General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army's 1st Division. Shuwa commanded the Nigerian Army's 1st Division during the Nigerian Civil War. He was murdered in Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram sect on 2 November 2012.[1]

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