During the sea battle that led to the fall of Bonny in July 1967, he pursued the NNS Ibadan, which had been hijacked to Biafra.

[5] Muritala Muhammed announced Captain Akin Aduwo's appointment as governor in his maiden speech of 30 July 1975.

[6] Aduwo was Military Governor of Western State for just one month, and then was posted to the Nigerian High Commission in India.

[9] Aduwo went for a course at the Indian National Defence College, and in 1977 was promoted commodore and appointed flag officer commanding the Nigerian Naval Flotilla.

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