Chapter 04 of 17

Joining the Military

In 1962, Shehu Musa Yar'Adua began a military career that would carry him from Kaduna to the officer academies of Britain and Pakistan.

Platoon Commander, Kaduna
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua leading a formation as a platoon commander at the Nigerian Military Training College, Kaduna, where his army career began in 1962 on the encouragement of Defence Minister Muhammed Ribadu.
At Sandhurst
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, right, in combat training gear with fellow international officers at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, England, as one of five Nigerians selected.
Lieutenant Colonel
A portrait of Shehu Musa Yar'Adua in service uniform as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Nigerian Army.
At Quetta, Pakistan
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, fifth from left, with fellow international officers during a course at the Command and Staff College, Quetta, Pakistan.
A Commissioned Officer
A portrait of Shehu Musa Yar'Adua as a commissioned officer of the Nigerian Army.
Staff College Certificate
His certificate from the Command and Staff College, Pakistan Army, completed in December 1973.
At Sandhurst
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, standing third from left, in a group photograph with fellow cadets at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
At Sandhurst
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, third row and first from left, with fellow cadets during training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
At Quetta, Pakistan
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, first row and second from right, at the Command and Staff College, Quetta, Pakistan.