10 Facts About Luka Yusuf

Luka Nyeh Yusuf fwc Msc was a Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as Chief of Army Staff from 2007 to 2008.

Luka Yusuf succeeded Owoye Andrew Azazi as Chief of Army Staff.

Luka Yusuf attended the Nigerian Defence Academy and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Nigerian Army Artillery Corps in 1975 and was a member of the Nigerian Defence Academy Course 14.

Luka Yusuf served as Commander of the Nigerian military contingent to United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone before being appointed in 2006 as Commander in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Luka Yusuf said that though the Nigerian Army has the wherewithal to deal with the militants, it was better for the nation to take the path of dialogue than confronting the militants in an all out offensive.

Luka Yusuf said all soldiers had the right to sue the army if they felt they had been slighted in any way and if any judgment was given in favour of the complainants, the army would abide by any court ruling.

Luka Yusuf was very particular about the welfare of his men.

Luka Yusuf launched the Barracks Youth Foundation for the upliftment of the teeming youngsters in the barracks.

Luka Yusuf cherished the transformation of the Army and he put so much energy into the realisation of that dream.

Luka Yusuf died in London on June 2,2009, after a protracted illness at the age of 56.