Dele Joseph Ezeoba


Dele Joseph Ezeoba is a retired admiral in the Nigerian Navy who was the 20th Chief of Naval Staff. Prior to that appointment he served as the Deputy Commandant Officer the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Nigeria.

Early life

Admiral Ezeoba was born on 25 July 1958 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, before he proceeded to the Britannia Royal Naval College.
He later attended the AFCSC as well as the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He also obtained a Master of science in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan.

Naval career

Prior to his appointment as the Nigerian Navy Chief of Naval Staff on 4 October 2014, he was the Deputy Commandant Officer of the AFCSC.
He has also held several positions in the Nigerian Navy until he attained the peak of his naval career as the Chief of Naval Staff.
He served as the Director of Operations Naval Headquarters, Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Navy's premier training institution, Command Operations Officer Eastern Naval Command and member of the Armed Forces Transformation Committee.

National assignments

He took part in the following national assignments: