About
BRIGADIER GENERAL YO YINUSA FSS MSS DSS GSS plsc FCIPMN FCWMN MNIM MPA
A resourceful professional senior military officer with over 31 years of meritorious military service career with experience in command, staff and instructional capacity. Additionally, I earned numerous military decorations and blessed with sterling strategic leadership qualities and vast experience in security, strategy, negotiation skills, development issues and general administration. Furthermore, I have been privileged to provide outstanding strategic leadership to several teams comprising of people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, religions and nationalities, in joint environments towards timely achievement of organizational goals/objectives for peace, security and sustainable development.
APPOINTMENTS/WORK HISTORY
Director,Leadership Development Institute, Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja, Nigeria, July 2024 to date.
- Commander, Central Ordnance Depot Motor Transport and Technical (COD MT& Tech),Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Ibadan Jan 2023to June 2024.
- Director of Provisioning, HQs Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, Lagos from Jul 2021 to Jan 2023.
- Commander, 8 Division Ordnance Services from Jan 2021 to July 2021.
- Commander, AHQ Logistics Base 111 DAMATURU(Operation LAFIYA DOLE) Jan 2020 to March 2021.
- Director of Inspection, HQs Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps, Lagos from Jan 2019 to Jan 2020.
- Commander, 2 Division Ordnance Services from July 2017 to December 2018.
- Chief Instructor, Nigerian Army Ordnance School, Ojo- Lagos 2015 to 1017.
- Commanding Officer, Ordnance Transit Depot, Signals Barracks, Mile 2 Lagos 2014 to 2015.
- Commanding Officer, 81 Base Ordnance Depot, Yaba- Lagos 2014 .
- Military Observer, UNISFA, Sudan 2013 to Jan 2014.
- Commanding Officer, 2 Base Ammunition Depot, Ibadan 2013.
- Commanding Officer, Ammunition Transit Depot, Ikeja Cantonment, Lagos June 2013 to Nov 2013.
- Assistant Chief of Staff G1 Cell, HQs Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps Jan 1013 to June 2013.
- Commanding Officer, 82 Base Ordnance Depot, Enugu Jan 2010 to Jan 2013.
- Quartermaster, Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre Oshodi, Lagos 2007 to 2010.
- Vehicle Control and Accounts Officer, Central Vehicle Depot, Ojo Lagos 2004 to 2007.
- Officer Commanding , Task Force Bde Ordnance Field Park, OP HARMONY 1V Bakassi Peninsular, Cross Rivers State Jan 2003 2004.
- Adjt/Senior Stores Officer , 1 Base Ordnance Depot Kaduna 2000 to 2004.
- Adjt/OC Arms ,Central Ordnance Depot Yaba- Lagos Jan1994 to Jan 2000.
SKILLS/COMPETENCES
- Abilityto provide excellent strategic leadership in joint
- Abilityto work with people of diverse backgrounds/cultures and
- Abilityto work under pressure and in difficult/diverse
- Abilityto meet timelines in archieving organisational goals/objectives.
- Abilityto communicate fluently in English language.
- Goodcomputer skills in Microsoft word and Micro soft Power
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES
UnitedNations Interim Security Force for Abyei in Sudan (UNISFA) 2013 to 2014 .
- United Nations African Union Mission in Dafur (UNAMID) 2008.
- United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) 2006.
- OperationLAFIYA DOLE 2020 to 2021.
- Operationharmony 1V Bakassi Peninsular.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES
As a senior military officer, I have attended over 15 different Command, Management, Administrative, Strategy, Leadership and Development Courses among which are:
- Master’s Degreein Public Administration (MPA), Lagos State University, Lagos – Nigeria 2007 to 2012.
- Nigerian Army College of Logistics 2006.
- ArmedForces Command and Staff College Certificate (Junior Course), Jaji Nigeria, 2004.
- HND Business Administration, Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta 1985 to 1990.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
As a Chief Instructor at the Nigerian Army Ordnance School, Lagos, , I worked with a team of instructors to plan, conduct, supervise, coordinate, evaluated and successfully graduated 745 officers and soldiers of the Management Courses and Supply Courses Wings over a cumulative period of 3 years.
- As the Officer commanding the Task Force Brigade OFP and doubling as the Brigade SO11 (2003 -2004), at the Task Force Brigade OPERATION HARMONY 1V – IKANG, I successfully planned and supplied Combat Supplies less POL, in support of the Operations. As SO11 G1, I was in charge of providing timely rendition of scheduled manpower returns and general administration of the Brigade for about 13 months.
- As Commander AHQ Log Base 111 Damaturu, I provided logistics supplies in direct support to Sector 2 OP LAFIA DOLE in the conduct of several operations, such as OP FIREBALL OP TURAI TAKAIBANGO, OP AYISO TAMONUMA, OP KANTANA JIMLAN among others. I successfully provided critical assistance to the NASFS BUNI YADI with provision of essential training support towards the attainment of its mandate.
MEDALS/AWARDS/DECORATIONS
- ForcesService Star (FSS), Nigerian
- MeritoriousService Star (MSS), Nigerian
- DistinguishedService Star Medal (DSS), Nigerian
- GrandService Star (GSS), Nigerian
- PassedJunior Staff Course (pjsc).
- Passed Logistics Staff Course (plsc).
- UnitedNations Medal (UNMIL Medal).
- UnitedNations Medal (UNAMID Medal).
- UnitedNations Medal (UNISFA Medal).
- GeneralOperations Medal (GOM), Nigerian
- OperationLAFIYA DOLE Medal (OPLD), Nigerian
- Field CommandMedal, (FCM) Nigerian
- Command Medal (CM) Nigerian Army.
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Warehousing and Material Management of Nigeria(FCWMN)
- Fellow,Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply of Nigeria (FCIPSN).
- Member Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM).