Meet the new Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa

Gen Chris Gwabin Musa, CDS

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appoints Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa as a replacement for the retired Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor.

Gwabin Musa hails from Zangon Kataf, a community in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State which routinely suffers bandit attacks.

Here is the profile of the new Chief of Defence Staff  

Bio Data

1. Name: Christopher Gwabin Musa.

2. Date/Place of Birth: 25 Dec 1967 – Sokoto.

3. State of Origin/LGA: Kaduna State/Zangon Kataf.

4. Corps: Infantry.

5. Member of the 38th Infantry Course Nigerian Defence Army.

6. Commissioned on 21 September 1991.

CIVIL EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

a. Marafa Danbaba Primary School Sokoto – 1974 – 1978.

b. Model Primary School Dorowa Road Sokoto – 1978 – 1980.

c. Vocational Training Centre Gaummi, Sokoto – 1980 – 1981.

d. Federal Government College Sokoto – 1981 – 1985.

e. College of Advanced Studies, Zaria – 1985 – 1986.

f. BSc Hons-(Chn) – Nigerian Defence Academy – 1986 – 1990.

g. Advanced Diploma in Security Management –University of Lagos

– 2007 – 2008.

h. MSc (Mil Science) International College of Defence Studies-National Defence

University Changing – Beijing China – 2012 – 2013.

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Military/Civil Courses

a. Nigerian Defence Academy as member of the 38th RC- 21 Sep 1991.

b. Mechanical Transportation Officers Course – 1992.

c. Young Officers Course (Infantry) – 1993.

Regimental Signal Officers Course – 1998.

e. Junior Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji

– 2000.

f. Senior Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji

– 2004 – 2005.

g. Advance Diploma in Defence and Strategies Course (China) – International

College of Defense Studies National Defense University (ICDS-NDU) – ChangPing

China – 2013.

h. MSc (Military Science) – ICDS-BDU (China) – 2013.

i. National Defence College at ICDS (China) – 2013.

j. Combined Joint Land Component Commander’s Course on Leadership at the

US Army War College. – 2017.

APPOINTMENTS HELD

a. Platoon Commander at 192 Bn – 1991.

b. Intelligence Officer at 192 Bn – 1993 – 1994.

c. Administrative Officer at 2 Div Camp (Garrison) – 1995 – 1999.

d. Pioneer Adjutant 195 Bn – 2000.

e. Operations Officer – NIBATT 8 UNAMSIL – 2001 – 2002.

f. 195 Bn 2ic – 2002 – 2003.

g. 149 Bn 2ic – 2005 – 2006.

h. General Staff Officer 1 Training/Operations at HQ 81 Division 2006 – 2007.

i. Commanding Officer 73 Bn – 2007 – 2009.

j. Assistant Director Operational Requirement at Department of Army Policy and

Plans – 2009 – 2011.

k. Infantry Representative/Member Training Team at HQ Nigerian Army Armour

Corps – 2011 – 2012.

l. Deputy Chief of Staff Training/Operations at HQ Infantry Centre and Corp

– 2013 – 2014.

m. Chief of Staff at HQ 2 Division – 2014 – 2015.

n. Commandant Depot Nigerian Army – 2015 – 2017.

o. Principal Staff Officer (Combat Arms) at Army HQ Department of Projects and

Programmes – 2017.

p. Pioneer Executive Director Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Ltd

– 2017

q. Commander 82 Division Task Force Brigade OP LAST HOLD in the North East

– 2018.

r. Commander Sector 3 OP LAFIYA DOLE – 2019.

s. Comd Sect 3 Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Tchad Region

– 2019.

t. Chief of General Duties TRADOC – 2019 – 2020.

u. Director Campaign Planning AHQ DATOPs – 2020.

v. Director Training AHQ-DATOPs – 2020.

w. Senior Research Fellow, Nigerian Army Research Centre

– 2021.

x. Theatre Comd JTF (NE) Op HADIN KAI – 2021 till date.

OPERATIONS ATTENDED

a. OP MESA.

b. OP SECOND HEAVEN.

c. OP FOCUS RELIEF, (Joint Training/Ops with the US Troops)

– 2000.

d. United Nation Mission in Sierra Leone – 2001 – 200.

e. OP HAKURI – 2002 – 2003.

f. OP SAFE CONDUCT – 2007.

g. OP RESTORE HOPE – 2007 – 2008.

h. OP SAFE CONDUCT – 2015.

i. OP AYAM APATUMEH – 2018.

j. OP LAST HOLD – 2018.

k. OP LAFIYA DOLE – 2019.

l. Multi-National Joint Task Force Lake Tchad – 2019.

m. OP KANTANA JIMLAM – 2020.

n. JTF (NE) Op HADIN KAI – 2021 till date.

HONOURS/AWARDS

Honours/Awards

a. BSc Hons (Chn) NDA – 1990.

b. UNAMSIL Medal – 2002.

c. Passed Staff Course (psc) – 2004 – 2005.

d. Forces Service Star – 2003.

e. Meritorious Service Star – 2009.

f. Distinguished Service Star – 2015.

g. Member Nigerian Institute of Management – 2008.

h. Advance Diploma in Security Management at Unilag – 2008.

i. Member Nigerian Institute of Industrial Security – 2008.

j General Operation Medal – 2009.

k. Command Medal (CO 73 Bn) – 2009.

l. Chief of Army Staff Commendation Award – 2009.

m. Silver Jubilee Medal – 2010.

n. Meritorious Service – 2012.

o. Fellow-NDU (ICDS-NDU)-ChangPing China – 2013.

p. Masters in Military Science at the ICDS-NDU China – 2013.

q. Diploma in Defense and Strategy ICDS-NDU Chin – 2013.

r. Centenary Medal – 2014.

s. Distinguished Service Star – 2016.

t. Training Support Medal – 2017.

u. OP LAST HOLD Medal – 2018.

v. OP LAFIYA DOLE Medal – 2019.

w. MNJTF Medal – 2021.

x. Grand Service Star (GSS) – 21 Sep 21.

y. Field Commander Medal of Honour (FCMH) – Jun 21 – till date.

z. Operation HADIN KAI Medal (OPHK) – Jun 21 – till date.

Marital Status: Married to Mrs Lilian Oghogho Musa and blessed with four children.

Hobbies: Service to humanity.

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