LATE MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH OLAYINKA ADESUNLOYE PROFILE

DATE OF BIRTH

20TH JUNE 1952


STATE OF ORIGIN

EDO STATE, AKOKO EDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

UKE PRIMARY BUKUMA, FATIMA GRAMMAR SCHOOL AUCHI, NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY MEMBER OF THE 13TH REGULAR COURSE
HE GOT THE REGULAR COMBANTATNT COMMISION ON THE 21ST JUNE 1975 WITH THE RANK OF SECOND LIETUNANT WITH SENIORITY ON 2 JANUARY 1973 HE WAS PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERAL ON 2ND JANUARY 2004
HE ATTENDED THE JUNIOR STAFF COURSE JAJI, ELECTRONIC WARFARE COURSE (UK) ADVANCE SIGNAL OFFICER COURSE {USA} SENIOR STAFF COURSE JAJI AND THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE ,MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN DIGITAL SYSYTEM DESIGN CRAINFIED INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY {UK}MASTERS OF ART UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINISTER {UK}

APPOINTMENT

TECHNICAL FFICER ,OFFICER COMMANDING ,GENERAL STAFF OFFICER GRADE2 ,TRAINING AND COMMANDING OFFICER ,560 SIGNAL REGIMENT ,DIRECTING STAFF OF ARMED FORCE COMMAND AND STAFF COLEGE ,COMMANDER 57SIGNAL MAINTENANCE COMMAND ,COMMANDER 51 DIVISIONAL SIGNALS,DEFENCE ATTACHE NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSON LONDON ,COMMANDANT NIGEIRAN ARMY SIGNAL SCHOOL GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 81 DIVISION.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HONORS

SILVER JUBILLE MEDAL, ECOWAS MONITORING GROUP MEDAL,UNITED NATION MEDAL FORCES STAFF STAR ,MERITORIOUS SERVICE STAR ,DISTINGUISHED SERVICE STAFF PASS STAFF DAGGER {PSC} FELLOW OF THE WAR COLLEGE { FWC}.

DIED 17TH SEPTEMBER 2006 IN THE ILL FATED MILITARY PLANE DORNIER