Abdulkareem Adisa

Abdulkareem Adisa
Military Governor of Oyo State
In office
August 1990  January 1992
Preceded byColonel Sasaenia Oresanya
Succeeded byChief Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola
Personal details
Born(1948-08-22)22 August 1948
Died25 February 2005(2005-02-25) (aged 56)
NationalityNigerian
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1970 – 1997
Rank Major General

Abdulkareem Adisa (Yoruba pronunciation; August 22, 1948 – February 25, 2005) was a Nigerian major general who was military governor of Oyo State (August 1990 January 1992) during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He was convicted for involvement in an attempted coup against military head of state General Sani Abacha in 1997, and was on death row when Abacha died in June 1998. He was subsequently pardoned.