Joshua Obademi

Who is Joshua Obademi?

Group Captain Joshua Obademi was Administrator of Benue State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.

Joshua Obademi was born on March 31, 1951 at Ikaramu in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. He attended St. Andrew's Senior Primary School Okene in present day Kogi State in 1964 and the African Church Secondary Modern School at Ikare, then enlisted in the Nigerian Military School, Zaria, graduating in 1969. He then attended the Nigeria Defence Academy, Kaduna before becoming a pilot officer with the Nigerian Air Force in 1972.

Appointments included Officer Commanding Armament Squadron, Central Logistics Wing, Lagos; Officer Commanding Armament Sub-Depot, NAF Station, Kaduna; Staff Officer Nigeria Airforce Headquarters; Staff Officer Nigeria Airforce Headquarters; Commander, Central Armament Depot, Makurdi; Director of Armament, Nigeria Airforce Headquarters. In January 1993 he was posted to the Defence Industries Corporation. Kaduna as Director of Production. In October, 1993 he was posted back to NAF Headquarters Lagos as Director of Armament.