Victor Ozodinobi
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Colonel Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi was appointed military governor of Borno State
in August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
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He stopped the practice of using troops to perform farm work, prevalent both before and after his regime.
He was reportedly sacked from his position as governor and retired from the army because he insisted that scholarships should be reserved for the poor citizens of the state.
Another reason given is that during a fuel shortage he personally escorted some tanker loads of petrol to prevent them going astray.
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...
in August 1996 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....
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He stopped the practice of using troops to perform farm work, prevalent both before and after his regime.
He was reportedly sacked from his position as governor and retired from the army because he insisted that scholarships should be reserved for the poor citizens of the state.
Another reason given is that during a fuel shortage he personally escorted some tanker loads of petrol to prevent them going astray.