Lieutenant General Chikadibia Obiakor (born 18 February 1951 in Nigeria) currently serves as United Nations Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations. Previously, he was the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), a position UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him to in January 2006. Lieutenant General Obiakor is a graduate of the National War College in Abuja. He obtained a Master of Science degree in strategic studies from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and has participated in numerous international military courses.