….describes him as a gallant officer
By Musa Baba Adamu
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro has mourned the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, describing hom as a gallant officer.
Lagbaja died yesterday at the age 56 after a protracted ailment.
The Senator who represents Benue South Senatorial District made this known in a statement issued on behalf of the Senate minority caucus in Abuja.
Sen. Moro described the late COAS as a gallant and successful officer who gave his all to the country and died in active service.
He said Gen. Lagbaja’s time as Chief of Army Staff saw a great push against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping that are plaguing the country.
He said as the nation mourns the untimely demise of the gallant officer, he hopes that his successor would fit perfectly into the shoes left behind and frontally tackle the security challenges confronting the country and continue to protect her territorial integrity, to achieve the late General’s dreams of a secured and peaceful nation.
Senator Moro extends his heartfelt condolences to the wife of the deceased, Mrs Mariya Abiodun Lagbaja, the entire family, the President and Commander-In-Chief of armed forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Nigerian Army. He charges them to be consoled with the knowledge that the late General lived an impactful life and has gone to rest with his creator.
