Nigerian Defence Academy

**Nigerian Defence Academy** (**NDA**) nyɛla military university din be Kaduna, Nigeria ka di wuhiri officer cadets zaŋ n-ti Nigerian Armed Forces:  Army, Navy n-ti pahi Air Force. Saha shɛli bɛ ni mali wuhiri Nigerian Defence Academy nyɛla yuma anu(yuma anahi academic mini yuun yini military).

## Taarihi
Bɛ daa pilli  NDA  silimiin goli February yuuni 1964 ni di zani British run *Royal Military Forces Training College* (RMFTC) zaani, bɛ daa labi boli Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC). Military shikuru ŋɔ nyɛla din wuhiri  "officer corps" zaŋdi n-tiri  Nigerian Army, Navy n-ti pahi Air Force. Bɛ daa piligi mi ni cadets ban kalinli daa yiɣisi pihiyobu ni ayi ka ban daa wuhiri ba maa daa nyɛ waficer nima ban yina Indian Army. Nigerian National Defence Academy (NDA) nyɛla din doli NDA din be Khadakwasla, Pune, India ni niŋdi shɛm. Tuuli komanda zaŋ n-ti NDA daa nyɛla Indian Army Brigadier M.R Verma. Nigeria nima maŋmaŋ daa pilli li wuhibu yuuni 1978. Dabba koŋko ka bɛ daa na kpaɣiri niŋdi shikuru ŋɔ hali ni yuuni 2011 ka bɛ daa piligi paɣaba kpaɣi niŋ lala wuhibu ŋɔ ni silimiin goli September yuuni 2011. Bin din gbaai yuuni 2019, cadet nima ŋɔ kalinli daa nyɛla 2500.

## Organization

### Administration
Ŋun nyɛ komanda saha ŋɔ nyɛ Major General John Ochai, din daa niŋ ka o deei li Major Gen Ibrahim Manu Yusuf sani.

### Military structure

* Headquarters

* Directorate of Military Training
* Directorate of Administration
** NDA Hospital
** NDA Provost Command
** Administration Battalion
** 92 MIR
** 37 NDA Demonstration Battalion
** NDA Band
** Religious Affairs Department
** Legal Department
** Civilian Personnel Unit
** NDA National Youth Service Corps
* Directorate of ICT
* Directorate of Logistics
* Cadet Brigade
* Directorate of Coordination
* Directorate of Finance

## Academics

### Academic structure

* School of Postgraduate Studies
* Undergraduate Admission
* Postgraduate Admission

* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Science
* Faculty of Art and Social Science
* Faculty of Military Science
* Faculty of Management Science

### Academic Library
Nigerian Defence Academy Library nyɛla karimbu shee din sɔŋdi wuhibu mini "military training'. karimbu shee ŋɔ nyɛla din mali neen shɛŋa waficer nima, cadets n-ti pahi civilians staff ni bori shɛŋa. Karimbu shee ŋɔ daa piligi ya yuuni 1963 ni di sɔŋ ka bɔhimbu chaŋ viɛnyɛla. Bɛ daa zaŋ li labisi din pa be shɛli saha ŋɔ silimiin goli June biɛɣ'pinaayobu dali yuuni 2009.

### Research Elements

* Centre For Critical Thinking, Teaching and Learning
* Centre for Defence Studies And Documentation 
* Academic Planning Unit 
* Research Methodology Office (RMO) 
* Directorate for Collaborations, Affiliations and Linkages

## Student life

### Cadet Brigade
Cadet Brigade (CB) nyɛla NDA daantali kpɛma zaɣayini. Kalinli din yiɣisi 2,990 nyɛla Regular Combatant cadets din be Academy mini 12 allied cadets ban yina Burkina-Faso, Sierra Leone, Republic of Congo, Cameroon n-ti pahi Liberia. CB ŋɔ nyɛla din mali din doli na ŋɔ:

* Headquarters
* Mogadishu Battalion
* Dalet Battalion
* Abyssinia Battalion
* Burma Battalion
* Ashanti Battalion
* Colito Battalion
* Counseling Unit
* Preparatory Wing
* *Valiant* Magazine Office

### NDA Anthem

## Commandants
Din doli na ŋɔ nyɛla NDA  komada nima ni pii doli taba shɛm:

# Brigadier M.R. Varma (1964 – 1969) (Indian national and 1st Commandant of the NDA)
# Major General David Ejoor (January 1969 – January 1971) (1st Nigerian Commandant)
# Major General Robert Adeyinka Adebayo (January 1971 – March 1971)
# Major General Eyo Okon Ekpo (March 1971 – February 1975)
# Brigadier Illiya Bisalla (February 1975 – August 1975)
# Brigadier Gibson Jalo (August 1975 – January 1978)
# Brigadier E.S. Armah (January 1978 – July 1978)
# Brigadier Joseph Garba (July 1978 – July 1979)
# Brigadier Zamani Lekwot (July 1979 – 1982)
# Brigadier Abdullahi Shelleng (1982 – January 1984)
# Major General Paul Tarfa (January 1984 – 1985)
# Major General Peter Adomokai (1986 – 1988)
# Lieutenant General Salihu Ibrahim (1988 – 1990)
# Lieutenant General Garba Duba (1990 – February 1992)
# Lieutenant General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (February 1992 – January 1993)
# Lieutenant General Mohammed Balarabe Haladu (January 1993 – 1994)
# Air Marshal Al-Amin Daggash (1994 – June 1998)
# Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (June 1998 – 1999)
# Major General Thaddeus Ashei (2000 – 2002)
# Major General Okon Edet Okon (2002 – 2003)
# Major General Patrick Ademu Akpa (2003 – 2004)
# Lieutenant General Abel Akale (2004 – 2006)
# Major General Harris Dzarma (2006 – August 2008)
# Major General Mamuda Yerima (August 2008 – August 2010)
# Major General Emeka Onwuamaegbu (August 2010 – December 2013)
# Major General Muhammad Inuwa Idris (December 2013 – August 2015)
# Major General Mohammed Tasiu Ibrahim (August 2015 – October 2017)
# Major General Adeniyi Oyebade (October 2017 – November 2019)
# Major General  Jamil Sarham (November 2019 – March 2021)
# Major General Sagir Yaro (March 2021 – April 2021)
# Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf (April 2021 – June 2023)
# Major General John Ochai (June 2023 – present)

## Alumni

*Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau,  Chief of Army Staff kuro
*Alexander Ogomudia, Chief of Defence Staff & Chief of Army Staff kuro
*Sani Abacha,  Military ruler of Nigeria kuro
*Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria mini Military Head of State kuro
*Azubuike Ihejirika, Chief of Army Staff kuro
*Dangiwa Umar, Governor of Kaduna State kuro
*Gideon Orkar, April 1990 coup leader
*Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army  kuro
*Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas,  Chief of Naval Staff, Nigerian Navy kuro
*Kayode Are,  National Security Adviser kuro mini Director General State Security Service
*Maxwell Khobe,  ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force Commander kuro mini Chief of Defence Staff, Sierra Leone
*Emeka Onwuamaegbu Commandant, NDA kuro
*Muhammad Inuwa Idris, Commandant, NDA kuro
*Oladipo Diya,  Chief of Defence Staff kuro
*Owoye Andrew Azazi,  Chief of Defence Staff & Chief of Army Staff kuro
*Sultan Sa'adu Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto
*Sambo Dasuki, National Security Adviser
*Tunji Olurin, military governor of Oyo State kuro
*Victor Malu, Chief of Army Staff kuro
*John Michael Ogidi, ECOMOG Officer kuro mini Commander Corps of Signals Lagos Headquarters
* Christopher Gwabin Musa,  Chief of the Defence Staff

## Kundivihira

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