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Army Announces Two-day Burial Rites For Lagbaja
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Army announces two-day burial rites for Lagbaja
By Aremu Adebayo
The Nigerian Army headquarters has released the burial arrangements for Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, the late Chief of Army Staff (CAOS) Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja
Army spokesman, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, announced the burial arrangements in an X post on Tuesday.
The service of songs for the late CAOS will be held between 5 pm and 7 pm on Thursday at the army headquarters, garrison parade ground, Mogadishu cantonment, Abuja.
The funeral service will be held between 10 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on Friday at the National Christian Centre in the central business district (CBD), Abuja.
The final internment will follow at the National Military Cemetery between 2 pm and 6 pm on Friday.
Lagbaja, aged 56, died after battling an undisclosed ailment.
He was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023.
