Augustine Aniebo
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Colonel Augustine Aniebo (born 23 March 1950) was the Military Administrator of Borno State
, Nigeria
during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
.He then became Administrator of Kogi State
, Nigeria
from August 1998 to 29 May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar
, handing over to the elected civilian governor Abubakar Audu
on 29 May 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic
.
, Borno State
and ejected the pastor and church members. The church leaders appealed to Aniebo to act quickly to avoid a religious crisis.
In 1998 he said that the Borno State task force against smuggling had been strengthened to reduce cross-border smuggling of petroleum products to neighboring countries.
He was accused have drained the state's treasury dry and racked up massive debts, though the allegations were never proven.
His successor, Abubakar Audu, appealed to President Olusegun Obasanjo, complaining that it was impossible to administer the state given the size of the debts.
Borno State
Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State...
, 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...
during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
.He then became Administrator of Kogi State
Kogi State
Kogi state is found in the central region of Nigeria. It is popularly called the Confluence State because the confluence of River Niger and River Benue is at its capital, Lokoja, which is the first administrative capital of modern-day Nigeria....
, 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...
from August 1998 to 29 May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar
Abdulsalami Abubakar
General Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar is a Nigerian general who was President of Nigeria from June 9, 1998 until May 29, 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha's death. It was during Abubakar's leadership that Nigeria adopted its new constitution on May 5, 1999, which provided for multiparty...
, handing over to the elected civilian governor Abubakar Audu
Abubakar Audu
Prince Abubakar Audu was twice the Governor of Nigeria's Kogi state. His first tenure was from January 1992 until November 1993 and the second from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2003.-External links:http://www.princeabubakaraudu2012.com...
on 29 May 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic
Nigerian Fourth Republic
The Fourth Republic is the republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999 it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and 1983 and suffers many of the same problems, such as multiple...
.
Borno State Administrator
In May 1997 Nigerian security agents, working with Islamic leaders, stormed a Christian Church in MaiduguriMaiduguri
Maiduguri, also fondly called Yerwa by its locals, is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad...
, Borno State
Borno State
Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State...
and ejected the pastor and church members. The church leaders appealed to Aniebo to act quickly to avoid a religious crisis.
In 1998 he said that the Borno State task force against smuggling had been strengthened to reduce cross-border smuggling of petroleum products to neighboring countries.
Kogi State Administrator
Appointed administrator of Kogi State in August 1998, Aniebo left office on 29 May 1999 without swearing in his successor, handing over by proxy.He was accused have drained the state's treasury dry and racked up massive debts, though the allegations were never proven.
His successor, Abubakar Audu, appealed to President Olusegun Obasanjo, complaining that it was impossible to administer the state given the size of the debts.