General Officer Commanding of the 1st Division, Nigerian Army
In office August 1967 – September 1969
Succeeded by
Brig. I.D. Bisalla
Personal details
Born
(1939-09-01)1 September 1939 Masharte, British Nigeria
Died
2 November 2012(2012-11-02) (aged 73) Maiduguri, Nigeria
Alma mater
Barewa College Regular Officers Special Training School (Teshie) R.M.A. Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance
Nigeria
Branch/service
Nigerian Army
Years of service
1958–1979
Rank
Major general
Commands
1st Division 5th Battalion
Mohammed ShuwaOFR (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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