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Benue statemourns the death of one of its former leaders;
General Ishaya Bakut, a former military governor in the state, who died
on Saturday at the age of 67 after a brief illness.
Leadership reports that family sources confirmed that the former military governor died at an undisclosed hospital.
General Bakut, was appointed Field Commander of ECOMOG during Liberia’s civil war by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s regime.
Bakut hails from Kurmin Bi, Zonkwa, in Zangon Kataf local government was born on 16 August, 1947. He attended Government College, Kaduna (1961–1965) on a Shell BP Scholarship. In 1966, he went to the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, graduated in March 1969 and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant.
He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1971–1975) where he earned a B.Sc Engineering. He attended the United States School of Engineering (1977–1978), the Command and Staff College, Jaji (1979–1980) and the Indian National Defence College, New Delhi in 1985 where he obtained his M.Sc.
In 1995 he was Principal Officer to Chief of General Staff, Lt. General Oladipo Diya who was de facto vice-president under the military regime of Gen. Sani Abacha.
Leadership reports that family sources confirmed that the former military governor died at an undisclosed hospital.
General Bakut, was appointed Field Commander of ECOMOG during Liberia’s civil war by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s regime.
Bakut hails from Kurmin Bi, Zonkwa, in Zangon Kataf local government was born on 16 August, 1947. He attended Government College, Kaduna (1961–1965) on a Shell BP Scholarship. In 1966, he went to the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, graduated in March 1969 and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant.
He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1971–1975) where he earned a B.Sc Engineering. He attended the United States School of Engineering (1977–1978), the Command and Staff College, Jaji (1979–1980) and the Indian National Defence College, New Delhi in 1985 where he obtained his M.Sc.
In 1995 he was Principal Officer to Chief of General Staff, Lt. General Oladipo Diya who was de facto vice-president under the military regime of Gen. Sani Abacha.
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