Seyni Garba
Major General Seyni Garba is a Nigerien army general. He completed his primary and secondary education at Dosso and at the Korombé High School in Niamey between 1966 and 1974, before attending the Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, Maths-Physics section in 1974. He is the joint chief of staff of the Niger Armed Forces since 2011, where he leads the fight against Boko Haram. He is married and has five children.