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Sunday 17 July 2016

Men in Khaki: Photos of the Chief of Army Staff, LT. Tukur Buratai, his father and son

Pictured is Alh.Yusuf Buratai Rtd, the father of the current COAS, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai. The older Buratai joined West African Army in 1942, at the age of 18 and fought in World War of 1945 , and later he joined the services of escorting ships from Lagos to Cotonou and Cape Town in South Africa.
From then he went to Mombasa, and later to Bombay in India from there he also joined a train to Lahore and was later redeployed to jungle where he was trained in preparation for the war of Burma.

Yusuf Tukur Buratai is the second son of Buratai, who is also a serving flying officer in Nigerian Air force. Source: Abdul Shuaibu

36 comments:

  1. Great men.



    ~glo rule your world~ cos I do•

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  2. Wow... Three generations. Love this, no nonsense family!

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  3. Too cute! Linda take note!

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  4. Buhari SHOULD PROBE THEM. PROBE THESE BRUTAL MEN, sorry Buratai men

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  5. D naval family


    ...merited happiness

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  6. We dont care to know.
    PLEASE WHEN ARE THEY PROBING THIS CRIMINALS IN KHAKI?that IS THE ONLY THING WE WANT TO KNOW?
    FAMILIES OF LOOTERS.















    #sad indeed

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    1. Ntoooorrrr! Sad man dat neva sees anything good in others. #ChangeUrWays

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  7. We dont care to know.
    PLEASE WHEN ARE THEY PROBING THIS CRIMINALS IN KHAKI?that IS THE ONLY THING WE WANT TO KNOW?
    FAMILIES OF LOOTERS.















    #sad indeed

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    1. Mumu wat of your own family of armed robbers and kidnappers.

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  8. That is Good for them...#onMYway...

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  9. Interesting. Linda BIKO...

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  10. Birth right
    -D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

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  11. wow.. Am sure the father played super mario, but has the son played pokemon ios game?

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  12. Look at them.. Faces of the most Terrorist..

    You'll soon vomit what yuu swallow..















    #I Can't Fit Talk

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  13. Great Men

    Na me talk am!

    Long Live Lib!!!

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  14. Ok seen! Are dey d next people to probe? Its guinness malt all d way!

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  15. BAHD, BAHDO, BAHDEST!







    AUNTY LINDA 👩

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  16. The resemblance is outstanding.
    www.mysilentroom.com

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  17. Dis Freeborn guy or geh makes me laugh harder. Choii! Funny human-being.

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  18. Buru taa the dubai money saver

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  19. Nawa ooooo una full ds army so

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  20. Family business

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  21. We thank you for your service. This is a high level of commitment. God bless you all.I am most impressed with the grandson, he could have chosen to live a life of no purpose. But there he is, serving his country!!!

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  22. Good for them

    Eva Da Diva...

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