Owoye Andrew Azazi
| Owoye Andrew Azazi | |
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| National Security Adviser, Nigeria | |
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In office 2010–2012 |
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| Succeeded by | Sambo Dasuki |
| Chief of Defence Staff | |
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In office 2007–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Luther Agwai |
| Succeeded by | Paul Dike |
| Chief of Army Staff | |
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In office 2006–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Luther Agwai |
| Succeeded by | Luka Yusuf |
| General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army | |
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In office January 2005 – July 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Maj-Gen. S.A. Asemota |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. L.O. Jokotola |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 February 1953 Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| Died | 15 December 2012 (aged 60) Okoroba, Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Nigeria
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| Service/branch | Nigerian Army |
| Rank | General |
General Owoye Andrew Azazi (rtd) (1 February 1952 – 15 December 2012) was a senior Nigerian security officer who served as National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, was Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Nigeria, and Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Before his first service chief appointment (COAS), he was General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Kaduna.
Azazi was born at Peretorugbene in present Bayelsa State on 1 February 1952. He had his early education in old Bendel State of Nigeria where he attended Government College Bomadi and graduated in the class of 1968, after which he joined the Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Combatant Cadet Course 12 in July 1972.
General Azazi held an MSc in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan, and completed the Staff Intelligence and Security Course, School of Service Intelligence, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom and Combined Strategic Intelligence Training Programme, Defence Intelligence College, Washington DC, United States. He is a graduate of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Nigeria, and the National War College, Nigeria where he won the President and Commander-in-Chief's merit award for best all round performance.
Azazi was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 14 December 1974. At the end of the combined training he won the bronze medal for being first in Art subjects. He has served as a Brigade Intelligence Officer, Divisional Intelligence Officer and Colonel Coordination, Headquarters Directorate of Military Intelligence. He was assistant Defence Attaché at the Embassy of Nigeria, Washington DC, United States for three years. He served as a member of the Directing Staff of the Command and Staff College from where he was posted to Lagos Garrison Command as the Intelligence Officer and subsequently to the Directorate of Military Intelligence as Colonel Coordination. He was later posted to the Training and Doctrine Command as Colonel Research and Development and then Director of Training. On graduation from War College, he was appointed Colonel General Staff, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army and later Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence, Defence Intelligence Agency. General Azazi also served as a member of Directing Staff of the National War College Abuja, rising later to become its Principal Staff Officer Coordination. He was appointed Director of Military Intelligence in 2003.
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