The Nigerian Army has released the official burial programme for the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who passed away at the age of 56 after battling an undisclosed ailment.
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President Bola Tinubu, who appointed Lagbaja as COAS on June 19, 2023, has ordered a state burial for the late army chief.
According to the programme shared by Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, via the Nigerian Army’s X handle on Tuesday night, the service of songs for the late COAS will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024, between 5 pm and 7 pm at the army headquarters, garrison parade ground, Mogadishu cantonment, Abuja.
The funeral service will take place on Friday, November 15, 2024 at the National Christian Centre in the central business district (CBD) of Abuja, from 10 am to 12:45 pm. Following the funeral service, the final interment will be conducted at the National Military Cemetery between 2 pm and 6 pm on the same day.
Moshood Lagbaja, the immediate elder brother of the late army chief, had previously disclosed during a condolence visit by St Charles Grammar School Osogbo Old Boys Association (SCOBA) in Osun State that Lagbaja would be buried in Abuja on Friday.
He noted that the military could not release Lagbaja’s remains to the family but assured them that he would be given a befitting burial.
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