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PICTORIAL: ‘He’ll Surely Be Missed’, Acting COAS Oluyede Condoles Late Gen Lagbaja’s Family

by Tarkaa David
10 months ago
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The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has condoled with Mrs Mariya Lagbaja and other family members over the demise of the late Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Nigeria’s 23rd Chief of Army Staff, who passed on Tuesday, November 4, 2024, after a brief illness.

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Gen. Oluyede paid the condolence visit to Mrs Lagbaja on Wednesday at the Flag Staff House, Niger Barracks, Abuja, accompanied by Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders, and General Officers Commanding (GOCs) of the Nigerian Army.

General Oluyede said: “the nation owes Lagbaja a lot,” describing him as a hero who will be surely missed.

In a statement by the Army Spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, General Oluyede while paying tribute to the late COAS extolled his gallantry, dedication, and legacies throughout his service years in the Nigerian Army and the Armed Forces of Nigeria in general.

According to the statement, the Acting COAS in a condolence message penned in the register opened in honour of the late COAS, said: “It is with a huge sense of loss, albeit responsibility that I, on behalf of the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army commiserate with Mrs Mariya Lagbaja, the children and the entire Lagbaja clan over the passing of our dogged, gallant and extremely dedicated leader Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja (Nigerian Army Medal) the Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army. Lt Gen Lagbaja, without doubt, gave his all to the service of our dear nation.

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“This was evident in his dedication to duty and the legacies he has left behind. We only take solace in the fact that we cannot in any way query the Almighty. We surely owe him a whole lot. Rest in peace, our leader and hero. You will surely be missed.”

Late Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja was on June 19, 2023, appointed Chief of Army Staff by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, and fully assumed command of the Nigerian Army as the 23rd COAS on June 23, 2023.

Lagbaja, a seasoned Infantry officer, was commissioned in 1992 as a member of the 39 Regular Combatant Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.

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Lagbaja distinguished himself as a Special Forces Commander and a military leader per excellence who held several appointments in the course of his exemplary military career.

Late General Lagbaja served as General Officer Commanding 82 and 1 Divisions of the Nigerian Army in Enugu and Kaduna, respectively.

He also commanded 9 Brigade Ikeja and 2 Brigade Uyo as well as 72 Special Forces Battalion on two separate tours of duty.
Prior to his assumption of command of the Nigerian Army as the 23rd Chief of Army Staff, he was the Chief of Operations (Army), where he coordinated all the operational activities of the Nigerian Army.

As the then Chief of Army Staff, he worked assiduously to defeat terrorism, banditry, and other security challenges experienced across the nation.

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