Abdul One Mohammed
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Abdul One Mohammed | |
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| Governor of Borno State, Nigeria | |
| In office December 1987 – December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulmumini Aminu |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Maina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25th February, 1945 Akuyam, Bauchi. |
| Died | January 25th 2008 Plateau, Nigeria |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian ArmyECOMOG |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Battles/wars | Sierra Leone Civil War |
Abdul-One Mohammed[1] was military governor of Borno State, Nigeria, and later was leader of the [[E COMOG]] peacekeeping force in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
General Ibrahim Babangida appointed Colonel Abdul One Mohammed military governor of Borno State from December 1987 to December 1989.[2] In 1997 Abdul One Mohammed was posted to the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) as Deputy ECOMOG commander and Chief of Staff, heading operation in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
In November 1997 Abdul Mohammed denied ECOMOG's fighter jets had violated a ceasefire agreement in an incident where fighters had intervened against ships trying the break the UN embargo against the junta in Sierra Leone. He said "Our aircraft were shot at so we returned fire".[3] On 9 February 1998 the ECOMOG troops launched an all-out offensive to regain control of Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. Abdul One Mohammed said his troops were near the Freetown city centre and would continue their advance.[4]
On 24 February 1998 Abdul One Mohammed said that commercial and humanitarian cargoes could now enter the harbour of Freetown and that the airport was also open. The embargo on arms remained in force.[5] He said he planned to soon deploy troops to gain better control of the hinterland and expected all roads in the Bo area to be reopened soon.[6] On 25 February 1998 One Mohammed said his troops had moved in from Kenema and had taken over Bo from RUF rebels after heavy fighting. ECOMOG units held key positions in the city, backed up by Kamajor militiamen.[7]