Admiral Ibrahim had tours of duty on Nigerian Naval Ships in various capacities and is decorated with the command at Sea Badge for successful command at Sea on various Nigerian Naval Ships. He was a Directing Staff and s Chief Instructor at the Department of Maritime Warfare, Armed Force Command and Staff College, Jaji. He was Secretary to the Chief of the Naval Staff before being appointed to command the naval operation base, Nigerian Naval Ship BEECROFT in 2001. In 2003, Admiral Ibrahim served as Commander Naval Task Group, Operation HARMONY in the Eastern Naval Command, Calabar, before he went to the National Defence College Nigeria as a Directing Staff later same year. He left the National Defence College for the Naval Headquarters as Navy Secretary in August 2005. He returned to the College as Director Curriculum and Programmes Development in May 2006. It was from this appointment that he headed back to the Naval Headquarters as Chief of Administration and subsequently Chief of Training and Operations. In February 2009, he was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, the appointment he held till his appointment as the Chief of the Naval Staff on 8 September 2010. He was appointed ths Chief of Defence Staff on 4 October 2012. Admiral Ibrahim is decorated with the Distinguished Services Star (DSS), the Admiralty Staff and the Golden Jubilee Medal. Admiral Ibrahim is happily married with children. His hobbies include jogging, reading, photography and dialectics.