Abdul Rahman Mamudu
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Brigadier Abdul Rahman A. Mamudu (1937 - 1992) was military Governor of Gongola State
, Nigeria
between July 1978 and October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.
He was an alumnus of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies.
During the period immediately after the coup that brought General Yakubu Gowon
to power in July 1966, many thousands of Igbos
were slaughtered throughout the North, including civilians and army personnel. Mamudu was one of the few Northern officers to advise his Eastern soldiers to stop showing up for work for their own safety, allowing them to escape to Biafra
. Much later, Mamudu became governor of Gongola State, and a commander of the Signals corp.
Gongola State
Gongola State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from Adamawa and Sardauna Provinces of North-Eastern State, together with the Wukari Division of the then Benue-Plateau State; it existed until 27 August 1991, when it was divided into two states -...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
between July 1978 and October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.
He was an alumnus of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies.
During the period immediately after the coup that brought General Yakubu Gowon
Yakubu Gowon
General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon was the head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. He took power after one military coup d'etat and was overthrown in another...
to power in July 1966, many thousands of Igbos
Igbo people
Igbo people, also referred to as the Ibo, Ebo, Eboans or Heebo are an ethnic group living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo, which includes various Igboid languages and dialects; today, a majority of them speak English alongside Igbo as a result of British colonialism...
were slaughtered throughout the North, including civilians and army personnel. Mamudu was one of the few Northern officers to advise his Eastern soldiers to stop showing up for work for their own safety, allowing them to escape to Biafra
Biafra
Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, taking its name from the Bight of Biafra . The inhabitants were mostly the Igbo people who led the secession due to economic, ethnic, cultural and religious...
. Much later, Mamudu became governor of Gongola State, and a commander of the Signals corp.