 He was at the time a Major general and retired to his village Home in Nasko Niger state quietly to his new life as a farmer and community leader.he was decorated by president Olusegun Obasanjo with the national honour award of "Commander of the Order of the Niger" (CON) and recognised as one of the most respected states men in Nigeria.Former Gado Nasko Barracks, now Lungi Barracks, in the nation's capital Abuja, was named for him.