Background
Admiral Ezeoba was born on 25 July 1958 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Admiral Ezeoba was born on 25 July 1958 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna before he proceeded to the Britannia Royal Naval College, United Kingdom. He later attended the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Nigeria as well as the United State of America Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.
Prior to that appointment he served as the Deputy Commandant Officer the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, Nigeria
He also obtained a Master of science (M sc) in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Prior to his appointment as the Nigerian Navy chief of Naval Staff on 4 October 2014, he was the Deputy Commandant Officer of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, Nigeria. He took part in the following national assignment:
Chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Committee on Combating Piracy and Environmental Pollution in Nigeria Waters
Chairman of the Presidential Inter-Agency Maritime Security Task Force (IAMSTF) on acts of illegalities in Nigerian waters.
Chairman of the Ministerial Committee on Problems of Cargo Allocation by National Maritime Authority (NMA).
He served as the Director of Operations Naval Headquarters (NHQ), Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Navy premier training institution, Command Operations Officer Eastern Naval Command and member of the Armed Forces Transformation Committee. Member of the Governing Board of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).