The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Nigerian Army on the passing of former COAS, retired Maj.-Gen. Chris Alli.
The condolence message was contained in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja.
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Nwachukwu said the former Army Chief succumbed to a brief illness in the early hours of yesterday at the Military Hospital in Lagos.
He said the ex-COAS served the Army, the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the nation with honour and dedication in various capacities, leaving enduring prints on the sands of time.