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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azubuike_Ihejirika&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ihejirika was born on February 13, 1956, in <a href="/wiki/Isuikwuato" title="Isuikwuato">Isuikwuato</a> Local Government Area of <a href="/wiki/Abia_State" title="Abia State">Abia State</a>, Southeastern Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was educated at Williams Memorial High School in <a href="/wiki/Umuekwule" title="Umuekwule">Afugiri</a>, a town in Umuahia North, <a href="/wiki/Abia_State" title="Abia State">Abia State</a> where he obtained a London General Certificate in 1975, as well as the <a href="/wiki/West_African_Senior_School_Certificate_Examination" title="West African Senior School Certificate Examination">West African Senior School Certificate Examination</a> with a grade I distinction.<sup id="cite_ref-Guest_Author_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guest_Author-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a member of the 18th Regular Combatant Course of the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Defence_Academy" title="Nigerian Defence Academy">Nigerian Defence Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaduna_State" title="Kaduna State">Kaduna</a> and was commissioned <a href="/wiki/Second_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lieutenant">Second Lieutenant</a> in December 1977 into the Corps of Nigerian Army Engineers (NAE).<sup id="cite_ref-NA_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ihejirika holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Survey from the <a href="/wiki/Ahmadu_Bello_University" title="Ahmadu Bello University">Ahmadu Bello University</a>, Zaria and is an alumnus of military institutions such as the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Command_and_Staff_College,_Jaji" title="Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji">Command and Staff College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaji,_Nigeria" title="Jaji, Nigeria">Jajii</a> and the National War College.<sup id="cite_ref-NA_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_career">Military career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azubuike_Ihejirika&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ihejirika was on the Directing Staff at the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Command_and_Staff_College,_Jaji" title="Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji">Command and Staff College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaji,_Nigeria" title="Jaji, Nigeria">Jajii</a> and was Principal Staff Officer at the Defence and Army Headquarters. He also held various command appointments including:<sup id="cite_ref-NA_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Commander 41 Division Engineers</li> <li>Acting <a href="/wiki/General_Officer_Commanding" class="mw-redirect" title="General Officer Commanding">General Officer Commanding</a>, <a href="/wiki/1st_Division_(Nigeria)" title="1st Division (Nigeria)">1 Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Officer_Commanding" class="mw-redirect" title="General Officer Commanding">General Officer Commanding</a>, 81 Division</li></ul> <p>Ihejirika was appointed <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nigeria)" title="Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)">Chief of Army Staff</a> (COAS) on 8 September 2010, by President <a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TNV_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TNV-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as COAS for 4 years until his retirement in January 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_after_military">Life after military</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azubuike_Ihejirika&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Life after military"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Ihejirika retired as the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Army" title="Nigerian Army">Chief of Army Staff</a> in January 2014, he returned to his hometown <a href="/wiki/Isuikwuato" title="Isuikwuato">Isuikwuato</a> where he was honored with a chieftaincy title, "Dike Abia" (in Igbo), the "Warrior of Abia" (in British English).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"I thought they will give me a chieftaincy title but they made me a king. I therefore dedicate this title to my commanders and soldiers who showed strength in the midst of daunting challenges", he said.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Boko_Haram_sponsorship_accusation">Boko Haram sponsorship accusation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azubuike_Ihejirika&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Boko Haram sponsorship accusation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2014, it was reported that Ihejirika was among the sponsors of the deadly Islamic sect <a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram" title="Boko Haram">Boko Haram</a> alongside Senator <a href="/wiki/Ali_Modu_Sheriff" title="Ali Modu Sheriff">Ali Modu Sheriff</a>, the former Executive Governor of <a href="/wiki/Borno_State" title="Borno State">Borno State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The allegation was made by the Australian negotiator Stephen Davis who has been working with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_agencies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian agencies">Nigerian Security Agencies</a> in the rescue of the abducted <a href="/wiki/Chibok_schoolgirls_kidnapping" title="Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping">Chibok School Girls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg/220px-Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg/330px-Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg/440px-Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, chief of Army Staff, Nigeria and Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II, U.S. Army Africa commander, take a moment to read the names at the Fallen Warrior memorial in front of the USARAF Headquarters.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/State_Security_Service_(Nigeria)" title="State Security Service (Nigeria)">State Security Service</a> absolved Ihejirika of claims that he was a major financier of Boko Haram and said that he was proved innocent of the allegation leveled against him by Davis.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azubuike_Ihejirika&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ihejirika has won several awards and honours, among others are; </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Federal_Republic" title="Order of the Federal Republic">Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR</a> awarded by <a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Ebele Jonathan</a>, the President of <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Federal Republic of Nigeria</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Forces Service Star (FSS) awarded by the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Army" title="Nigerian Army">Nigerian Army</a></li> <li>Meritorious Service Star (MSS) awarded by the Nigerian Army.</li> <li>Distinguished Service Star (DSS)awarded by the Nigerian Army.</li> <li>Grand Service Star (GSS)awarded by the Nigerian Army.</li> <li>Passed Staff College Dagger (psc(+))awarded by the <a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Command_and_Staff_College,_Jaji" title="Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji">Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji</a>.</li> <li>Fellow National War College (FOC)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Azubuike_Ihejirika&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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