Lieutenant Colonel Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf has been appointed as the Aide-de-Camp of President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
Yusuf is the son of a monarch, Oba Yusuf Omokanye Oyekanmi, the
Elemona of Ilemona in the Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to Vanguard, Yusuf is billed to resume official duties on Monday, May 1, 2023.
Sources revealed that Tinubu’s ADC designate has previously served
in sensitive roles in the Presidential Villa during the administration
of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
This means that Yusuf is bringing his experience in intelligence and VIP protocol and protection to the new role.
Yusuf’s antecedents must have prompted Tinubu to seek the
permission of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, to have
the senior military officer work with him as he prepares to succeed
President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29.
Yusuf’s rise in military ranks
After completing his Ordinary National Diploma in Computer Science
from Offa Polytechnic in 2000, Yusuf enrolled in the Nigerian Defence
Academy, Kaduna, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in
Engineering (Electrical-Electronics).
Between 2004 and 2005, he attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), in the United Kingdom.
The RMAS is an institution where all officers in the British Army
are trained to take on the responsibility of leading their soldiers.
In 2006, he attended the Nigerian Army Intelligence School in Lagos
where he was trained in intelligence and security-related subjects in
accordance with the Nigerian Army training policies and directives.
Attending the Young Officer’s Course Infantry, NASI, another course
in Kaduna in 2007 equipped him with military skills on the use of
various types of weapon systems used in infantry units as well as
special operations
In 2008, Yusuf completed the Tactical Intelligence Officers and
Security Investigations courses to improve his capabilities as a
military officer.
Between 2009 and 2018, the multilingual officer, who is fluent in
Yoruba, Hausa, English and French, had several military trainings in
Mali, Pakistan, China, Israel and the United Kingdom.
The trainings include Military Intelligence Basic Officers Course
(Mali); Junior Staff Course (China); Officers Advanced Intelligence
Course, SMI, (Pakistan) Advanced Command and Staff Course (Shrivenham
UK).
While acquiring military training, Yusuf obtained a master’s degree
in Defence Studies from Kings College, London in 2018, and a
postgraduate diploma in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from the
National Open University (NOUN).
Yusuf recently completed another military course designed for
Commanding Officers in Jaji, Kaduna, prior to his appointment as the ADC
designate to the president-elect.
Other courses he took include Joint Information Course, Darfur,
Sudan (2013); Humanitarian Recovery and Development Unit Course, Sudan
(2013); Basic Counter Terrorism Training, Kontagora (2013); VIP
Protection Leadership Training, Israel (2013); UN Military Observers
Course, Egypt (2019); Joint Basic French Course (A1), Alliance Francais,
Abuja (2019) and Joint Basic French Course (A2), Paris, France.
Yusuf’s past roles
Yusuf served as an officer in charge (Technical) for 119
Intelligence Group, Lagos. He was thereafter transferred to HQ 4
Brigade, Benin, where he served as Operations Officer.
He also served as Officer Commanding at State House Military
Intelligence Group and in 2015, he was promoted to Officer Commanding,
Presidential Body Guard, State House, Abuja.
In 2017, Yusuf served the Nigerian Army as Staff Officer Grade 1 for the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corp (NAIC).
Yusuf was commissioned into the Officers Cadre from the Royal
Military Academy Sandhurst, UK, in 2005 and proceeded to become Military
Assistant to the Chief of Training/Operations at Army Headquarters
between 2017 and 2019. Later, he was promoted to Assistant Director of
Intelligence/Security.
From 2020 to 2022, Yusuf served at Nigerian Defence Section, in
Paris, France as DDA Librarian, and until his appointment as Tinubu’s
ADC, he was Staff Officer, Headquarters, NAIC, Abuja.
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