Victor Samuel Leonard Malu (15 January 1947 – 9 October 2017)[1] DSS mni fwc psc was Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from 1999 to 2001 and Force Commander of the ECOMOG peace-keeping force in Liberia from 1996 to 1998.[2]

Victor Samuel Leonard Malu
Chief of Army Staff
In office
May 1999 – April 2001
AsíwájúLt-Gen. I. Bamaiyi
Arọ́pòLt-Gen. A.O. Ogomudia
Commander, Lagos GarrisonCommand Nigerian Army
In office
October 1998 – May 1999
General Officer Commanding 2nd Mechanised Infantry Division Nigerian Army
In office
August 1998 – October 1998
AsíwájúMaj-Gen. B.S. Magashi
Arọ́pòMaj-Gen. F.A. Mujakperuo
Commander, ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force, Sierra Leone
In office
August 1996 – January 1998
AsíwájúMaj-Gen. J.M. Inienger
Arọ́pòMaj-Gen. T. Shelpidi
Àwọn àlàyé onítòhún
Ọjọ́ìbí(1947-01-15)15 Oṣù Kínní 1947
Katsina-Ala, Benue State, Nigeria
Aláìsí9 October 2017(2017-10-09) (ọmọ ọdún 70)
Cairo, Egypt
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy Command and Staff College, Jaji
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
RankLieutenant General

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