Joseph Akahan
Joseph Akahan | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office August 1966 – May 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Yakubu Gowon |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Katsina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1937 Gboko LGA, British Nigeria |
| Died | May 1968 (aged 31) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nigeria |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | |
Joseph Akahan (12 April 1937 – May 1968) born Joseph Akaahan Agbo, was a Nigerian military officer and Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria) from May 1967 until May 1968, when he was killed in a helicopter crash during the Nigerian Civil War.