1.       Rank/Name/Number:     Maj Gen HIO Ayoola  (N/6899)
2.       Date/Place of Birth:       7 May 1960 /Ibadan
3.       LGA/State of Orgin:      Akoko North West /Ondo State
4.       Religion:     Christianity
5.       Marital Status:     Married
6.       Number of Children:      4 (2 Girls 2 Boys)
7.       Date of Commission:     18 December 1981
8.       Type of Commission:    Regular Combatant
9.       Date of Last Promotion:          3 January 2010
10.     Corps:        Nigerian Army Signals
11.     Last Unit Served: DHQ MOD

12.     Course Attended With Dates:         
          a.       Military
                   (1)     PRE – University Course (Signals) (Jan – Oct 82)
                   (2)     Young Officers’ Course (Signals)  (Jul – Dec 86)
                   (3)     Young Officers’ Course (Infantry) (May – Aug 83)
                   (4)     Junior Staff Course (Aug – Dec 90)
                   )5)     Comm Management (SQN COMD) Course Sep – Dec 92
                   (6)     Adv Comm Management (REGT Comd) Course Sep – Dec 95
                   (7)     Snr Staff Course (Aug 1996 – Jul 1997)
                   (8)     National War College Course (Sep 05–  Aug 06)

          b.       Civil.
                    (1)     MSc Strategic Studies (UI) 2005/06
                    (2)     MSc International Law & Dip (M.I.L.D) UniLag 98/99
                    (3)     MSc Elect & Electronic Engr (UniLag) 1997/1998
                    (4)     BSc Electronic & Elect Engr (OAU IFE) 1986
                    (5)     Dip Electronic & Telecom Engineering (OAU 1984)
                    (6)     Nigerian Defence Acadamy Cert of Education 1980
                    (7)     West African School Certificate 1978

13.      Appointments  Held with Dates.
          a.       Adjutant 503 Signal Support Regiment 82 – 84
          b.       Officer Commanding, Radio Sqn Feb 86 – Jan 88
          c.       MA – Hon Minister of communication Jan 88 – Jul 90
          d.       Officer Commanding Strategic Comm SQN Dec 90 – Jan 91
          e.       GSO 3 Trg, HQ 54 DIV SIGS Aug 90 – 91
          f.       Snr Instr Auto Data Processing System Wing NASS Aug 91 – Dec 93  
            g.       Officer Commanding 522 BDE Sigs SQN Jan 94 – Jul 96 
          h.       Sqn Instr Combat Comm Wing NASS Aug 97 – Sep 98
          i.        21/l 56 Signal Operation Command Sep 99 – Aug 2000
          j.        Directing Staff, AFCSC Aug 2000 - May 2001
          k.       MA – COAS May 01 – Feb 02
          l.        Col Telecoms HQ NAS Aug 02 – Aug 04
          m.      Col GS, HQ NAS Aug 04 – Aug 05

          n.       Comd 53 Div Sigs Aug 06 – Aug 08
          o.       DIR, AFSC
          p.      Dir  of  COMMS DHQ /PGSO – HMOD
          q.       Dir AFSC (CURRENTLY)

14.     Decorations          
          a.       FSS
          b.       MSS
          c.       DSS
          d.       psc
          e.       fwc

16.     Hobbies 
          a.       Playing Squash, Table Tanis, Golf & Swimming
          b.       Travelling
          c.       Reading
          d.       Meeting People
          e.       Witnessing
          f.       Brain Storming /Deep Thinking