Air Vice-Marshal Usman Mu'azu (1942–2008) was the military governor of

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, from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari. Mu'azu was born in

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, Northern Region (now in

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Local Government Area,

) of

, in 1942. He attended Provincial Secondary School,

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, and the Institute of Administration,

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. He attended the

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, and had further training in

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and the

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. Muazu served in various capacities in the Nigeria Air force, including service in the Nigeria Air force Command,

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and Command Training College,

. He was administrator of Nigerian Airways and Air Officer Commanding Training Command,

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before being appointed military governor of Kaduna State in January 1984. After he had left office, violence broke out between the

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and

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people in

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in 1992 which eventually led to several hundred deaths. Muazu headed a committee with seven Atyap and seven Hausa to recommend methods of settling the disputes. One recommendation was to create the Atyap Chiefdom. Since there measures were implemented, there has been no further violence. Following the return to democracy in 1999, he became a prominent member of the

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, a Northern lobbying group. Mu'azu died in May 2008.

References

A great man he was, may Aljanna be his final abode, Amen Abba Hassan. Nigerian Air Force air marshals 1942 births 2008 deaths Governors of Kaduna State People from Kaduna State Ham people People from Southern Kaduna {{nigeria-mil-bio-stub