Augustine Aniebo
Augustine Aniebo | |
|---|---|
| Military Administrator of Borno State | |
| In office 1997 – August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Ozodinobi |
| Succeeded by | Lawal Haruna |
| Military Administrator of Kogi State | |
| In office August 1998 – May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Bzigu Afakirya |
| Succeeded by | Abubakar Audu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1950[1] Umunze, Orumba South LGA, Anambra State, Nigeria |
General (retired) Augustine Aniebo (born March 23, 1950) in Umunze Anambra State. He was the Military Administrator of Borno State, Nigeria during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.He then became Administrator of Kogi State, Nigeria from August 1998 to 29 May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over to the elected civilian governor Abubakar Audu on May 29, 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic.[2]
Borno State Administrator
In May 1997 Nigerian security agents, working with Islamic leaders, stormed a Christian church in Maiduguri, Borno State and ejected the pastor and church members. The church leaders appealed to Aniebo to act quickly to avoid a religious crisis.[3] In 1998 he said that the Borno State task force against smuggling had been strengthened to reduce cross-border smuggling of petroleum products to neighboring countries.[4]
Kogi State Administrator
Appointed administrator of Kogi State in August 1998, Aniebo left office on 29 May 1999 without swearing in his successor, handing over by proxy.[5] [6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Our Profile". The King of Kings Search. Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; March 4, 2012 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Administration to date". Kogi State Government. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Security Agents Eject Christians from Nigerian Church". Compass Direct. July 1, 1997. Retrieved May 18, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ West Africa, Issues 4180-4189. Afrimedia International. 1998. p. 294.
- ^ Ralph Omololu Agbana (July 7, 2000). "Back on stage, Audu tackles Kogi's problems". The Guardian. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
- ^ Chuks Ehirim (June 28, 1999). "Probing The MILADs". The News. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Eddy Odivwri (May 24, 2003). "Streaks and Freaks of a Hand-Over Season". ThisDay. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Pius Adesanmi (May 12, 2010). "Little Ends: Bayo Ojo's ambition in Kogi State". Next. Retrieved July 7, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Alao Abiodun (February 2000). "Security Reform in Democratic Nigeria" (PDF). King's College, London. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
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