Meet Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa (rtd.), born in 1965 in Whona village in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. She’s an international maritime lawyer and the first female Northern Nigerian to attain the prestigious rank of Commodore in the Nigerian Navy.
She obtained her Bachelor of Law degree and later earned a Master’s in Constitutional and Criminal Law from the University of Lagos in 2004. Her quest for knowledge led her further to the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta, where she graduated in 2009 with a Master’s in International Maritime Law.
In December 2017, history was made when Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa was decorated with the rank of Commodore, a position equivalent to Brigadier General in the Army. She was later promoted to the Rank of Rear Admiral in December 2022 and retired in March 2023.
