President Bola Tinubu has ordered that national flags be flown at half-mast in honour of late Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief army staff (COAS).
Segun Imohiosen, director of information and public
relations at the office of secretary to the of the federation (OSGF), disclosed
this in a statement on Wednesday.
He said the president has “directed that national flags be
flown at half-mast throughout the country for seven days in honour of the
departed army chief”.
Lagbaja, aged 56, died on Tuesday after battling an
undisclosed ailment.
He was appointed COAS by Tinubu on June 19, 2023.
Lagbaja enrolled into the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1987.
In September 1992, he was commissioned as a second
lieutenant in the Nigerian Infantry Corps as a member of the 39th regular
course.
He served as a platoon commander in the 93 Battalion and the
72 Special Forces Battalion.
Lagbaja also participated in various internal security
operations, including operation ZAKI in Benue, Lafiya Dole in Borno, Udoka in
south-east, and forest sanity in Kaduna and Niger.
The president has appointed Olufemi Oluyede as the acting
COAS.
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The late coas is not worth all the respect as he he was a terrorist.
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