Full List of Chief of Army Staff Who Died in Office

Taoreed Lagbaja Army

Nigeria is in mourning following the sudden death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed away on Tuesday in Lagos after a brief illness. His death comes less than a year after his appointment by President Bola Tinubu, marking a significant loss to the nation’s military leadership. Lagbaja’s death is the … Read more

Life And Times: Attahiru, The Brave, Eloquent Army General Who Died After Just Four Months As COAS

AIB, Army Chief: Why Buhari Has Not Appointed Attahiru's Successor

He attended the National Defence College, Kenya; the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Special Forces Academy, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province.  Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru died in an air crash in Kaduna on Friday. Attahiru, a Hausa, was born on August 10, 1966. Intriguingly, he hailed from Doka in Kaduna, the State … Read more

Gbajabiamila Mourns Army Chief Attahiru

AIB, Army Chief: Why Buhari Has Not Appointed Attahiru's Successor

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Gbajabiamila has mourned the Army Chief Attahiru. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has described as shocking and sad the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lit.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 others in a plane crash on Friday evening in Kaduna. Gbajabiamila said this … Read more

COAS Promises To Deal With Conveners Of Ethnic Sovereignty

Attahiru

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim At­tahiru says the Nigerian Army will deal decisively with every form of security threat confronting the nation. He assured that the military force would soon surmount attempts by some individuals to compromise the territorial integrity of the country by the declaration of sovereignty on behalf of … Read more