Timothy Shelpidi

Timothy Mai Shelpidi (4 September 1948 – 2 March 2018) (Kaltungo, Bauchi State) was the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Russian Federation.[1]He enlisted in the Nigerian Army in 1967. He started his training at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and was commissioned a Regular Combatant Officer on March 4, 1970. 1990-1992: principal staff officer to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. After retirement, he went briefly into politics, contesting for the governorship of his home state of Gombe in 2003. Shortly after, there was an attempt on his life.[2] He died on March 2, 2018, at the Federal Medical Center, Abuja, after a protracted illness, and was buried on March 13, 2018, in his home town of Boh, in Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe State.[3]

Major General
Timothy Mai Shelpidi
September 18, 2008 Kremlin: Timothy Mai Shelpidi presents his letter of credentials to Dmitry Medvedev
Commander, ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force, Liberia
In office
January 1998 – March 1999
Preceded byMaj-Gen. V.S.L. Malu
Succeeded byMaj-Gen. Felix Mujakperuo
Personal details
Born(1948-09-04)September 4, 1948
Kaltungo, Bauchi State
DiedMarch 2, 2018(2018-03-02) (aged 69)
NationalityNigerian
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Rank Major General

Qualifications and decorations

Shelpidi has attended various military courses in Nigeria and overseas.

  • 1971: All Arms Tactics Course
  • 1977 - 1978: Army Command and Staff Course.
  • 1988: National Defence College, India
  • He speaks English, Hausa language and Tangale language.
  • He is married and has children.
  • Pass Staff College (psc)
  • MSC Defensce Studies
  • Forces Service Star (fss)
  • Meritorious Service Star (mss),

1973 he was Commanding Officer of the 124 Infantry Battalion. In 1996 he was MAJOR GENERAL (mss, psc, ndc), Chief of Research and Development In 1997 he was Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group en Guinea Bissau. From September 18, 2008 to October 14, 2011 he administrated the Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow.[4]

References
  1. "Request Rejected" Список руководителей дипломатических и консульских представительств зарубежных государств в России (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  2. "PANAPRESS - PANAFRICAN News Agency - Official Web Site".
  3. "Former ECOMOG commander Major Gen Shelpidi buried today". 13 March 2018.
  4. "Request Rejected".


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