Nigerian born Officer Cadet, Owowoh Princess Oluchukwu, has become the first Nigerian female officer to ever graduate from the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) in the United Kingdom.
She graduated along other 135 Officer Cadets that graduated during RMAS’ Sovereign’s Parade in London on Friday, April 12, 2024.
The parade signalled the completion of 44 weeks of intensive training for the Officer Cadets of Commissioning Course 232.
In a statement by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, a Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office in Abuja on Friday.
Oluchukwu’s journey to history
Oluchukwu started her journey in 2018 when she joined the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
She rose through the ranks, bagging the appointment as a Cadet Lance Corporal during her second year. She was appointed Cadet Sergeant in her fourth year and in her fifth year, she was appointed to the role of Company Senior Under Officer Charlie (CSUO C).
Oluchukwu held the appointment alongside two of her female contemporaries and made history as the first female to assume the position of CSUO in the academy.
In her fourth year, she completed the Academics Wing of the commissioning course and bagged first-class honours in Biological Sciences.
