Lagbaja Was A Gallant Military Officer, Speaker Abbas Mourns COAS

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has described the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, as “a gallant military officer”. 

Tajudeen who expressed shock in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi on Wednesday. described the COAS’s passing as a huge loss to the Armed Forces and Nigeria as a country.

Lt. Gen. Lagbaja died on Tuesday night, aged 56, after an illness, according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga.

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Speaker Abbas also noted that the late Army Chief recorded modest achievements in a short period as the COAS.

The Speaker recalled how Lt. Gen. Lagbaja, after becoming the COAS, went round military bases across the country, especially in the North-East and North-West, to motivate soldiers on the battlefields.

This, Speaker Abbas said exemplified Lt. Gen. Lagbaja’s dogged spirit and determination to make the country safe for all.

The Speaker commiserated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Lagbaja family, the people, and the government of Osun State over the loss.

He prayed for the repose of the soul of the late Chief of Army Staff.