Usman Jibrin was a Nigerian politician and military officer who served as the military governor of North-Central State from July 1975 to 1977 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.
12 Facts About Usman Jibrin
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Usman Jibrin attended Abuja Middle School and Government College Kaduna in the early 1960s.
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Usman Jibrin joined the Nigerian Air Force in 1963, retiring in 1978.
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Usman Jibrin received training in Canada as a pilot and an instructor, followed by training and conversion courses in Germany on jet fighters.
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Usman Jibrin was trained in the Soviet Union as a fighter pilot and instructor, and received staff training in the United Kingdom.
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Usman Jibrin held commands in most of the Nigerian Air Force bases in the country.
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Usman Jibrin was one of the air force officers who assisted with the July 1975 coup that brought General Murtala Muhammed to power, providing airfield and airspace security and military airlift.
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Usman Jibrin retired from his post as governor and from the air force due to disagreements with the Head of State, General Olusegun Obasanjo.
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The cause was the take-over by the Federal government of universities and other institutions, such as the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Kaduna, which Usman Jibrin believed to be the property of the state.
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Usman Jibrin was appointed chairman of the Green Revolution in Benue-Plateau State.
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Usman Jibrin became Chairman of Nigerian Agricultural and Cooperative Bank.
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Usman Jibrin was a member of the board of directors of Jaiz International Bank.