The body of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has arrived in Abuja for burial.
The Nigerian Air Force plane NAF 918 carrying the body of the late COAS landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, at around 12:15pm on Thursday.
Lagbaja’s remains departed Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos around 11 a.m.
Upon arrival at Abuja airport, a guard of honour received the body which was escorted down a red carpet in the presence of Nigeria’s military leadership.
The burial is scheduled for Friday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
Lagbaja’s passing was announced last week by President Bola Tinubu, who shared that the COAS died in Lagos after an illness.
Born on February 28, 1968, Lagbaja served as the Chief of Army Staff for one year and four months, following his appointment by President Tinubu in June 2023.
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