THE body of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, was transferred today from Lagos, where he passed away, to Abuja in preparation for his burial tomorrow.
Senior military officials accompanied the Nigerian flag-draped casket as it was loaded onto a military aircraft for the flight to Abuja.
The announcement of Lt. Gen. Lagbaja’s death came last week from President Bola Tinubu, who stated that the Chief of Army Staff died in Lagos after battling illness.
Born on February 28, 1968, Lagbaja served as Chief of Army Staff for one year and four months after being appointed by President Tinubu in June 2023.
He was instrumental in several key internal security operations, including Operation ZAKI in Benue State, Lafiya Dole in Borno, Udoka in Southeast Nigeria, and Operation Forest Sanity in Kaduna and Niger States.