Dele Joseph Ezeoba GSS fwc MSc MRIN FCIS (born 25 July 1958) is a retired vice admiral in the Nigerian Navy who was the 20th Chief of the Naval Staff.

[2] Admiral Ezeoba was born on 25 July 1958 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, before he proceeded to the Britannia Royal Naval College.

[5] Prior to his appointment as the Nigerian Navy Chief of Naval Staff on 4 October 2012, he was the Deputy Commandant Officer of the AFCSC.

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