DSA - Key Persons
Air Vice Marshal Anthony Victor Ndace was born on 7 Jul 70 in Zaria. He hails from Lavun LGA of Niger State. He was enlisted into the NAF as a member of NDA RC 41 on 17 Sep 98 and was commissioned Pilot Officer on 17 Sep 94. He was promoted to the rank of AVM WEF WEF 17 Sep 21. He holds a BSc degree in Economics from NDA, MBA from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and PGDPA from ASCON.
Major General ES Mustapha was born on January 1, 1972, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He received his early education at Baptist Primary and Secondary Schools in Ibadan before attending the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, where he was a member of the 43rd Regular Course. The Senior Officer holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the NDA, a Master's degree in Strategy, Defence Management, and Command from the French War College (Ecole de Guerre) in Paris, and a Master's in Peace, Conflict, and Development Studies from Enugu State University of Science and Technology. He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Computer Professionals of Nigeria.
Major General Ibrahim Garba Lassa was born on 25 February 1970, he is the Director of the Directorate Policy Plans and Research. The senior Officer assumed duty on the 14th July 2023. He attended Lassa Primary School, Borno State from 1975 - 1981 and went on to study at Government Secondary School, Alaska, Borno State from 1982-1986 for his Secondary School Education after which he attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria from 1989 - 1994.
Rear Admiral Kehinde John Odubanjo, DSS BSc MNIM psc(+) mni assumed office as the 13th Deputy Chief of Defence Space Administration (DCDSA) on 29 January 2024. He graduated from the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics on 17th September 1994 as a member of 41 Regular Combatant Course. In his military career, the senior officer has attended all courses commensurate to his rank and status, including Specialization Course in Above Water Warfare at the Indian Navy Ship DRONACHARYA, Kochi, India where he graduated with distinction and bagged the award for Best Foreign Officer on the Course. The DCDSA was a member of Senior Executive Course 38, 2016 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru-Jos.
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Rear Admiral SA Yahaya was admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of 42 Regular Course on 17 August 1990 and commissioned a Sub-Lieutenant on 16 September 1995 into the Nigerian Navy. He is a specialist Weapons Electrical Engineer, and the senior officer holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree, a master's in international Affairs and Defence Studies including a Master of Strategy and Development Studies. The senior officer has served in various capacities and has held numerous appointments afloat and ashore in the Nigerian Navy, tri-Service institutions and internationally. Some of these include Instructor and Electrical Maintenance Officer at the Nigerian Naval College, ONNE and Officer-in-Charge, Fleet Support Unit, DELTA.
Rear Admiral SH Abdullahi was born on 28th Feb, 1972 and joined the NN on 23 Aug, 1993. He did his cadet training at Nigerian Naval College Onura and was commissioned in 1994. R Adm Abdullahi attended the Sub-Lieutenant Logistics Course at Indian Naval Ship Hamla, Mumbai, India and Logistics Management Advance Course at Pakistan Naval Ship KARSAZ, Karachi Pakistan. The senior officer did the junior and senior staff courses at Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji and attended the Royal College of Defence Studies, London for International Security and Strategy Course.