Nurudeen Balogun

Air Vice Marshal Nurudeen Abiodun Balogun (born 14 April 1964),

Early life and education

Nurudeen Abiodun Balogun was born on 14 April 1964 in Fiditi, Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. He attended Saint Louis Primary School, Kano, between 1969 and 1976 before proceeding to Federal Government College, Kano, where he completed his secondary education in 1981.

In 2017, Balogun was appointed Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command, Makurdi. During his tenure, he oversaw air operations supporting counter-insurgency efforts in northeastern Nigeria before being redeployed to the Nigerian Air Force Headquarters as Chief of Training and Operations.