Lagbaja: Defence ministers, service chiefs pay condolence visit, sign register
The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, and his State counterpart, Bello Matawalle, on Thursday, led service chiefs to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the death of Lagbaja was announced by President Bola Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday.
Lagbaja, who was the 23rd COAS, passed on at the age of 56 after a brief illness.
The service chiefs are the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar and Chief of Defence Intelligence, Man.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye.
