Brigadier General Ibrahim Aliyu (5 May 1947 – 16 July 2021) was the Military Administrator of

Jigawa State Jigawa (; 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤮𞤤 𞤶𞤭𞤺𞤢𞤱𞤢) is a state in Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. Jigawa was created on 27 August 1991, under the General Ibrahim Babangida military administration. Jigawa State was ...

from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General

Sani Abacha Sani Abacha (; (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron fist as military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his death in 1998. Abacha's seiz ...

. He attended CBM Primary School, Yimirshika and Provisional Secondary School, Maiduguri before joining

Nigerian Defence Academy The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna, Nigeria, that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The duration ...

in 1968. On 13 January 1996, he installed Nuhu Sanusi as first class Emir of

Dutse Dutse is the capital city of Jigawa State in northern Nigeria, and also the capital of Dutse Emirate. It is home to Federal University, Dutse established in November 2011. In addition to the Federal University Dutse, there is also a Research ...

. Following the return to democracy, as a former military administrator he was required to retire from the army.

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1947 births 2021 deaths Governors of Jigawa State Nigerian generals {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub