Major General S. Idris

Commander, Nigeria Army Armoured Corps(NAAC) Nigerian Army

1. I attended my Primary education between 1974 and 1979, Secondary School between 1979 and 1984 in Kaduna Nigeria and was admitted into Nigerian Defence Academy in 1985 and commissioned in 1990. I served in various units in Nigerian Army including 245 Reconnaissance Battalion as Adjutant, 242 Reconnaissance Battalion as Company Commander and Nigerian Army Armour School as an Instructor. I was the Commanding Officer 244 Recce Battalion between 2009 and 2011 and Commander 22 Armoured Brigade Nigerian Army in Operation LAFIYA DOLE from November 2016 to December 2017. I was the Sector Commander Sector II Operation LAFIYA DOLE and was appointed Commander Nigerian Army Armoured Corps in 2021.

2. I attended numerous courses including Platoon and Company Commanders Courses as well as Staff College and National Defence College courses all in Nigeria. I participated in various operations including Operation RESTORE HOPE in Somalia 1993, Operation HARMONY IV in Nigeria 1995, Operation LIBERTY in Liberia 1996 – 1998 and Operation TIGER TAIL in Sierra Leone 1998 – 2000. Operation ZAMAN LAFIYA and LAFIYA DOLE in Nigeria from 2015 – 2019.

3. I hold BSc in Physics and am happily married and blessed with 2 children. My hobbies include watching football and walking