SCHOOLS ATTENDED

AFRICAN PRIMARY SCHOOL II APAPA - 1958 – 1963
APOSTOLIC CHURCH PRIMARY SCHOOL EBUTE-METTA, LAGOS - 1964 – 1966
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, UGHELLI - 1967 – 1971
 

MILITARY TRAINING

NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, KADUNA - 1974 – 1976
BRITANNIA ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, DARTMOUTH – 1976 – 1977
SUB-LIEUTENANT TECHNICAL COURSE, INS
VENDURUTHY, COCHIN INDIA - 1978 – 1979
NIGERIAN ARMY INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL, APAPA - 1983
JUNIOR STAFF COURSE, COMMAND & STAFF COLLEGE, JAJI-KADUNA - 1985
LONG SPECIALISATION COURSE – GUNNERY, INS DRONACHARYA, COCHIN INDIA - 1986 – 1987
SENIOR STAFF COURSE, BUNDESSPRACHENAMT HURTH-KOLN AND FUHRUNGSAKADEMIE DER
BUNDESWEHR, HAMBURG GERMANY - 1991 – 1992
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POLICY AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, KURU, JOS - 2004
 

APPOINTMENTS HELD

WATCH KEEPING OFFICER, NNS OTOBO - 1978
WATCH KEEPING OFFICER, NNS OBUMA - 1979
WATCH KEEPING OFFICER, NNS ENYIMIRI - 1979 – 1982
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NNS EKPE - 1982 – 1983
COMMANDING OFFICER, NNS EKPE - 1983 – 1984
COMMAND INT OFFICER, EASTERN NAVAL COMMAND - 1984
STAFF OFFICER, SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, DODAN
BARRACKS - 1985
FLAG LIEUTENANT TO CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF - 1985 – 1986
MISSILE GUNNERY OFFICER, NNS ARADU - 1987 – 1990
STAFF OFFICER 1 (INT), NAVAL HEADQUARTERS - 1990
DIRECTING STAFF, COMMAND & STAFF COLLEGE - 1992 – 1994
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NNS OLOKUN - 1994 – 1995
COMMANDING OFFICER, NNS DAMISA - 1995 – 1997
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NNS OKEMINI - 1997 – 1998
COMMANDING OFFICER, NAVAL UNIT ABUJA - 1998 – 1999
DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, NAVAL HEADQUARTERS - 1999 – 2000
DEFENCE ADVISER, NEW DELHI INDIA - 2001 – 2004
FLEET COMMANDER, WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND - 2004 – 2005
DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS, DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY - 2005 – 2006
FLAG OFFICER, SEA TRAINING COMMAND - 2006
CHIEF OF LOGISTICS, NAVAL HEADQUARTERS - 2006 – 2007
DEPUTY COMMANDANT ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE - 2007 - till date
 

PROMOTIONS

SUB-LIEUTENANT - 01 JAN 1978
LIEUTENANT - 01 JAN 1983
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER - 01 JUL 1987
COMMANDER - 02 JAN 1993
CAPTAIN - 02 JAN 1998
COMMODORE - 02 JAN 2003
REAR ADMIRAL - 02 JAN 2006


 

DECORATIONS

 FSS MSS DSS psc+ mni
 

MARITAL STATUS

WIFE - DR  CHARITY OMEJIYOVBI AKPOLO
CHILDREN (FOUR BOYS)
- OGHENEKARO AKPOLO
- OGHENEKOME AKPOLO
- AJIRI-OGHENE AKPOLO
- OREVA-OGHENE AKPOLO


 

HOBBIES

READING, INTERNET SURFING, FOOTBALL, GOLF, TENNIS, BADMINTON, SQUASH, SWIMMING.