Inua Wushishi

Inuwa Wushishi
Chief of Army Staff
In office
October 1981  October 1983
Preceded byGibson Jalo
Succeeded byIbrahim Babangida
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi

1 January 1940
Wushishi, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Niger State, Nigeria)
Died4 December 2021(2021-12-04) (aged 81)
London, England
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1961–1984
Rank Lieutenant general

Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi GCON CFR (1 January 1940 – 4 December 2021) was a Nigerian army lieutenant general who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigeria from October 1981 to October 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic.

Inuwa Wushishi was born in Wushishi, North Nigeria, and was a Nupe Muslim from Niger State.