Bashir Sadiq

BRIGADIER GENERAL KU SIDI, FDC(+) A highly disciplined and professional infantry general, Brigadier General KU Sidi has dedicated nearly three decades to distinguished service in the Nigerian Army. MILITARY CAREER General Sidi joined the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, as a member of the 45th Regular Combatant Course and was commissioned Second Lieutenant into the Nigerian Army in 1998. He steadily rose through the ranks and was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in December 2022. Throughout his career, he placed great emphasis on the welfare of his troops, leading and carrying his men along regardless of tribe or religion. Courageous, disciplined, neat and dedicated, he has commanded troops in several local and international operations. KEY APPOINTMENTS ✓ Commander, 12 Brigade, Lokoja ✓ Commander, JTF Operation ACCORD III ✓ Chief of Staff, Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre, Jaji ✓ Director, Coordination, National Defence College, Abuja ✓ Commander, 1 Division Garrison, Kaduna ✓ Commanding Officer, 144 Battalion ✓ Commanding Officer, JTF Operation PULO SHIELD, Niger Delta ✓ Commanding Officer, HQ ICC Records Office, Jaji OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE ✓ Operation ACCORD III ✓ Operation PULO SHIELD ✓ Operation DELTA SAFE ✓ Operation FANSAN YAMMA ✓ Operation FOREST SANITY ✓ Operation EASTERN SANITY A soldier’s career is ultimately measured by the lives he leads, the men he inspires and the missions he carries through. Thank you, General Sidi, for your years of dedicated service, leadership and sacrifice to the Nigerian Army and Nigeria. 🫡