Kwara State Government has announced the death of Major General Abdullahi Adangba Mohammed (rtd), former National Security Adviser to General Abdulsalami Abubakar and Chief of Staff to former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
He died on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, in Abuja after an age-related illness at the age of 86.
In a statement, Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq described the late General as a “fine soldier, administrator, and community leader” and a distinguished career officer of the Nigerian Army.
The governor said the death is a profound loss not only to the Ilorin Emirate but to the entire nation, calling it a painful closure to a bright chapter in Nigeria’s political and military history.
General Adangba served in numerous capacities during his career, including as Military Governor of Benue-Plateau State, Director General of the defunct National Security Organization (NSO), National Security Adviser, and Chief of Staff to former Presidents Obasanjo and Yar’Adua.
The Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, also expressed sadness, noting that General Adangba diligently served Nigeria and supported the less privileged.
He described the deceased as a “proud indigene of Ilorin Emirate and a distinguished Nigerian who used his positions, strength, and wealth to protect and promote the heritage of Ilorin Emirate and humanity at large.”
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, highlighted the late General’s pivotal role in the founding of the University.