GENERAL THEOPHILUS YAKUBU DANJUMA @84
Happy nativity day to the people's General! General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, as history has it, he is one among the people that fought for Nigeria independence. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma GCON FSS psc (Rtd) (born 9 December 1938) is a politician and retired Nigerian Army Lieutenant General who played a key role in post independence military and political events in Nigeria. Danjuma amassed an enormous fortune through shipping and petroleum. Danjuma was born in Takum, Taraba State (formally Gongola), Nigeria to Kuru Danjuma and Rufkatu Asibi. Takum was mainly a farming community when Danjuma was young, and yams, rice, cassava, and beniseed were cultivated largely by families and clans in the community. His father was a hardworking peasant whose ancestors were all highly respected members of the community. Kuru Danjuma was a farmer who also traded in metal parts for farming implements and tools. Theophilus Danjuma started his education at St Bartholomew's Primary Sch...