Years of service 1958-1990 Preceded by Vice Adm. A.A. Aduwo Name Augustus Aikhomu | Resigned August 27, 1993 | |
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Alma mater Yaba College of TechnologyBritannia Royal Naval CollegeNIPSS Died August 17, 2011, Apapa, Nigeria Similar People Johnson Aguiyi‑Ironsi, Ehigie Edobor Uzamere, Odion Ugbesia | ||
Metrofile augustus aikhomu laid to rest
Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu (20 October 1939 – 17 August 2011) was an Admiral in the Nigerian Navy, who served as the de facto Vice President of Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida-led military junta from 1986 to 1993. He hailed from Idumebo-Irrua, Edo State, in southern Nigeria. As a student, Aikhomu spent various periods of his early life studying at Irrua Government School, Yaba College of Technology, Royal Britannia Naval College in Dartmouth, England, Long Gunnery Specialist Course, India and the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Nigeria.
Aikhomu joined the Nigerian Navy on 1st December 1958. He joined the Royal Navy as an Artificer Apprentice with Series 35 entry at HMS Fisgard near Torpoint, East Cornwall in January 1959. He was in Grenville Division at HMS Fisgard and would have completed his 16 months Part 1 training at the end of April 1960.
Aikhomu was the Commanding Officer, Shore Patrol Craft, commanding officer, NNS Dorina, chief of naval personnel, naval headquarters, chief of naval operations (1983–84), and chief of naval staff (1984–86). Aikhomu is survived by his wife, Rebecca, and six children.
He was at a time the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of All Nigeria Peoples Party, an opposition party in the country. Aikhomu contributed to the Irrua Specialist Hospital specializing in lassa fever management.
He died on 17 August 2011, aged 71.