Boko Haram Insurgency War Conflict in the Lake Chad Operation LIBERTY in Liberia Operation SAND STORM/TIGER TAIL in Sierra Leone Operation BOYONA Operation Restore Order 3 Operation Zaman Lafiya Operation Lafiya Dole Operation Lake Sanity 2
Ibrahim Sallau Ali is a major general officer in the Nigerian Army and formerly the Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force in N'Djamena.[1] He assumed this position after serving as the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force in North East Operation Hadin Kai.[2]
Ali was born on 16 November 1970 in Nasarawa Kano State,Nigeria,to Alhaji Sallau Ali and Hajiya Aishatu Ibrahim. He is from Municipal Local Government Area of Kano State. He began his education in 1974,at Lebanon Primary School Kano,and then attended Saint Thomas Secondary School in 1980,also in Kano State. In 1986,he enrolled at Kaduna Polytechnic in Kaduna State,to study town planning.[3]
Education and military career
Ali entered the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1987 as a member of the 39th Regular Course. In 1991,he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography. He was nominated in 1992 to complete his cadet training at the Royal Military Academy,Sandhurst,in the United Kingdom,where he was awarded the Silver Bugle for outstanding athleticism among all British and foreign cadets. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps in April 1993. In addition to his Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography,he holds a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from the University of Ghana.[4]
Ali's experience includes participation in Operation Liberty in Liberia from 1994 to 1998 and Operation Sandstorm/Tiger Tail in Sierra Leone in 1997,where he was wounded in action. He was also part of Operation Flush Out 1 with the Multinational Joint Task Force in Baga Borno State from 1998 to 2000. He was wounded in action once again during Operation Restore Order III,Boyona,Zaman Lafiya and Lafiya Dole in Yobe State. He also participated in Operation Hadin Kai in Maiduguri and Operation Safe Haven in Jos. Currently,he is serving in the MNJTF and leading a campaign to eradicate all terrorists from the Lake Chad basin,ensuring the safety and security of the region.[8][9]
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