De facto deputy head of state of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985
Major General
Tunde Idiagbon
6th Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters
In office 31 December 1983 – 27 August 1985
Head of State
Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by
Alex Ekwueme as civilian Vice President of Nigeria
Succeeded by
Ebitu Ukiwe
Governor of Borno State
In office July 1978 – October 1979
Preceded by
Mustapha Amin
Succeeded by
Mohammed Goni
Personal details
Born
(1943-09-14)14 September 1943 Ilorin, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria)
Died
24 March 1999(1999-03-24) (aged 55) Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Political party
None (military)
Spouse
Biodun Idiagbon
Alma mater
Nigerian Military School Pakistan Military Academy Nigerian Defence Academy Naval Postgraduate School
Military service
Allegiance
Nigeria
Branch/service
Nigerian Army
Years of service
1962–1985
Rank
Major general
Battles/wars
Nigerian Civil War
Babatunde "Tunde" Abdulbaki Idiagbon(Listenⓘ) (14 September 1943 – 24 March 1999) was a Nigerian general who served as the 6th Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters (second-in-command) under military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari from 1983 to 1985.
He was also a key member of Nigeria's military governments between 1966 and 1979, serving as a military administrator of Borno State under General Olusegun Obasanjo's military government.[1]
^Abubakar Imam (24 March 2019). "Remembering Idiagbon, the 'no-nonsense' military general who ran Nigeria with Buhari". Premium Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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