Augustine Aniebo

Colonel (retired) Augustine Aniebo (born 23 March 1950) was the Military Administrator of Borno State, Nigeria during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.He then became Administrator of Kogi State, Nigeria from August 1998 to 29 May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over to the elected civilian governor Abubakar Audu on 29 May 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic.

Borno State Administrator
In May 1997 Nigerian security agents, working with Islamic leaders, stormed a Christian church in Maiduguri, Borno State and ejected the pastor and church members. The church leaders appealed to Aniebo to act quickly to avoid a religious crisis. In 1998 he said that the Borno State task force against smuggling had been strengthened to reduce cross-border smuggling of petroleum products to neighboring countries.

Kogi State Administrator
Appointed administrator of Kogi State in August 1998, Aniebo left office on 29 May 1999 without swearing in his successor, handing over by proxy. He was accused have drained the state's treasury dry and racked up massive debts, though the allegations were never proven. His successor, Abubakar Audu, appealed to President Olusegun Obasanjo, complaining that it was impossible to administer the state given the size of the debts.