MAJOR GENERAL MB OBI

     A Nigerian General, Major General Moses Bisong Obi, has been appointed the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). General Obi succeeds Major General Paban Jung Thapa, a Nepalese who has completed his tour of duty in the Mission.  He will be inducted into the mission on 22 May, 2010.

     Until his appointment, Major General Obi was the Chief of Training and Operations, Army (CTOP‘A’) at the Army Headquarters in Abuja.  He had also served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian Army.       

     General Obi who hails from Oku-Bushuyu in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, attended the Nigerian Military School, Zaria after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Defence Academy. The General has since his commission into the Nigerian Army, also attended several military and civil courses locally and abroad.  He has also held several command, staff and instructional appointments at various levels.       

     General Obi is a veteran of many military operations and has participated in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) operations in Liberia and Sierra Leone, and the multinational operation in the Lake Chad Area.        

     General Obi is a 2004 recipient of the National Honours Award of the Officer of the Order of Niger (OON), for professional Excellence.  He also has the Cross River State Medal of Honour. 

     He is married to Barrister Mrs Patricia Obi and they are blessed with children.