The first Nigeria’s female Army Major General, Aderonke Kale is dead.
According to the Cable, Kale died on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, in London at the age of 84.
Aderonke Kale was born in July 31, 1939, after which she was trained as a medical doctor at University College, which later became the University of Ibadan (UI).
Her father was a pharmacist while her mother was a teacher.
In her early days, after she was trained as a medical doctor, she then went further to study more in the University of London where she specialised in psychiatry.
However, with her experience and expertise, she became a colonel and deputy commander of the Nigerian Army Medical Corps by 1990.
Kale was later promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, becoming the first female general in West Africa.
Kale was then promoted to Major-General in 1994 and became the first Nigerian woman to achieve that rank.
She was also the first female Major-General in West Africa and later got retired from the Army in1997 at age 58.
