Nigeria’s First Married Army Officers to Attain the Same High Rank

Brig Gen Akagu and her husband Brig Gen Clifford B. Wanda are army officer couple married on the same profession. The Nigeria’s power couple met on this military job. They are the Nigeria’s first married army officers to attain the same rank of Brigadier General.

Brig Gen Akagu hails from Ankpa in Kogi State while her husband hails from Enugu Ngwo in Enugu State. Brig Gen Wanda joined the Nigerian Army in the mid-1980s, and he attended Nigerian Military School, Zaria.

The couple having different last names is not a barrier, as some military personnel do keep their last names for administrative purposes, especially if they meet on the job. The distinguished Nigerian army officers met when they were both commissioned officers and got married.

Brig Gen Akagu and Brig Gen Wanda are not the first commissioned officers to be married in the Nigerian Army but they hold the distinction of being the first to attain the rank of Brigadier General as a married couple.