Lieutenant general
Gibson Jalo
CFR FSS JSS
Chief of Defence Staff
In office
2 October 1981 – 31 December 1983
Preceded byIpoola Alani Akinrinade
Succeeded byDomkat Bali
Chief of Army Staff
In office
April 1980 – October 1981
Preceded byIpoola Alani Akinrinade
Succeeded byMohammed Inuwa Wushishi
Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy
In office
August 1975 – January 1978
Preceded byBrig Illiya Bisalla
Succeeded byBrig E.S. Armah
Personal details
Born1 March 1939
Demsa, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Adamawa State, Nigeria)
Died10 January 2000(2000-01-10) (aged 60)
Alma materMons Officer Cadet School National Defence College
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Rank Lieutenant general

Gibson Sanda Jalo CFR FSS JSS (1 March 1939 – 10 January 2000) was a Nigerian Army lieutenant general, who was the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from April 1980 until October 1981.[1] He also served as the Chief of Defence Staff from 1981 to 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic.

Birth and education

Jalo was born on 1 March 1939 at Demsa in Adamawa State. He attended Yola Middle School (1950–1953) and Government College Keffi (1953–1958). He enlisted into the Infantry corps of the Royal Nigerian Military Force in 1959. He took the Regular Officers Cadet training course at the Royal West African Frontier Force Training School, Teshi in Ghana and subsequently attended MONS Officer Cadet School in Aldershot, UK. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant as of 4 November 1960. While in service he took the Platoon Commander Tactics Course at the Nigerian Military Training College, the Joint Services Staff Course at Latner, United Kingdom, and also studied at the National Defence College, India.[2]

Army career

"Lt. Col. G. S. Jallo (sic) Commander, 2nd Division. New Nigerian newspaper page 7 January 1970. End of the Nigerian civil war with Biafra.

His first posting was with the 2 Brigade Transport Company, after which he became ADC to the General Officer Commanding Royal Nigerian Army. After a series of commands in the infantry, he was appointed Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy, GOC 3 Infantry Division, Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Army Staff and finally Chief of Defence Staff.[2]


Dates of rank

Rank Date
Lieutenant 7 April 1962
Captain 20 September 1964
Major 10 June 1967
Lieutenant colonel 11 May 1968
Colonel 1 April 1970
Brigadier General 1 October 1973
Major General 1 January 1976
Lieutenant general 15 April 1980

References

  1. ↑ "Chronicle of Command". The Nigerian Army. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 "LT GEN GS JALO (N/114) (Rtd) CFR FSS JSSC". Nigerian Army. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

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