Victor Malu
| Victor Samuel Leonard Malu | |
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| Chief of Army Staff | |
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In office May 1999 – April 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Lt-Gen. I. Bamaiyi |
| Succeeded by | Lt-Gen. A.O. Ogomudia |
| Commander, Lagos GarrisonCommand Nigerian Army | |
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In office October 1998 – May 1999 |
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| General Officer Commanding 2nd Mechanised Infantry Division Nigerian Army | |
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In office August 1998 – October 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Maj-Gen. B.S. Magashi |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. F.A. Mujakperuo |
| Commander, ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force, Sierra Leone | |
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In office August 1996 – January 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Maj-Gen. J.M. Inienger |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. T. Shelpidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 January 1947 Katsina-Ala, Benue State, Nigeria |
| Died | 9 October 2017 (aged 70) Cairo, Egypt |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy Command and Staff College, Jaji |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Nigeria
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| Service/branch |
 Nigerian Army
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| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Lt. General Victor Samuel Leonard Malu (15 January 1947 – 9 October 2017) DSS mni fwc psc was Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 1999 to 2001 and Force Commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping force in Liberia from 1996 to 1998.
Malu was born on 15 January 1947 at Katsina-Ala, Benue State of Tiv origins. He enrolled in the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna in 1967 as part of the 3rd Regular Course and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant enlisted upon graduation in 1970. Other officers in the NDA 3rd Regular Course included Senator and retired Brig-Gen. David Mark, Gen. Tunde Ogbeha, Gen.Raji Rasaki, Gen. Chris Garuba, Gen. Abdulkareem Adisa, Brig-Gen. Halilu Akilu, Adm. Mike Akhigbe and Gen. Tunji Olurin. Later he attended Command and Staff College, Jaji and the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.
At the time of the February 1976 coup when General Olusegun Obasanjo took power, Malu was chief instructor of the Nigerian Military School, Zaria. After the coup, Malu was interrogated for two weeks but released. Malu became General Officer Training, Army Headquarters and Commander, 7 Mechanised Brigade. He chaired the tribunal that tried General Oladipo Diya and other officers for attempting to overthrow the Sani Abacha regime in 1997.
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