Background
YAR'ADUA, Shehu was born on March 5, 1943 in Katsina, Kaduna State.
YAR'ADUA, Shehu was born on March 5, 1943 in Katsina, Kaduna State.
Government Secondary School, Katsina, Nigerian Mil. Training College, Zaria, Royal Mil. College, Sandhurst, United Kingdom, Command and Staff College, United Kingdom.
Commander 1964-1965, Battalion Adjutant 1965-1967, Company Commander 1967, Assistant Adjutant General, 2nd Division 1967. Commanded 6th Infantry Brigade in Second Infantry Division with service in Onitsha Sector 1968. Commanded 9th Infantry Brigade (based at Warri during civil war) 1969-1972.
Commander for Transport 1975-1976. Chief of Staff, Supreme HQ (Chief of Army Staff) 1976-1979. Vice-President Supreme Mil.
Council 1976-1979; Chairman Nation House Press, Habib Nigeria Bank Ltd., Hamada Carpets, Kaduna.
