Mohammed Usman (general)
Major General Mohammed Takuti Usman is a Nigerian military officer, who is the Commander of the 81 Division, Nigerian Army.
Mohammed Usman | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Service/ |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1995–present |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Commands held | |
He was Commander of the Presidential Guard Brigade of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 4 August 2019 to replace the outgoing commander Brigadier General Umar Tama Musa.[1]
Usman had served as the company commander of Guards Brigade and Adjutant Commanding Officer of 177 Battalion, he held the Chief of Staff at the Brigade for three commanders as a colonel for four years.[2][3]
He was the Chief of Civil Military Affairs at the Army Headquarters in Abuja before becoming the 36th Commander for the Guards Brigade.[4]
Notes
- Odunsi, Wale (2019-08-04). "Nigerian Army changes Commander of Buhari's guards". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- "Brig-Gen Mohammed Takuti Usman takes over from Brig-Gen Umar Tama Musa as New Guards Brigade Commander". Security King Nigeria. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- "JUST IN:New Guards Brigade Commander takes over". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- "Gen. Mohammed takes over as 36th GOC of Army 1 Division". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
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