Lagbaja’s death colossal loss – Ebonyi Gov, Nwifuru

Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru has described the decease of the erstwhile Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Toareed Lagbaja arsenic a colossal nonaccomplishment to the Nigerian Army and the nation.

Nwifuru said the precocious Army Chief passim his vocation demonstrated courage, resilience and an unyielding committedness to safeguarding the Nation.

This was contained successful a connection issued connected Wednesday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Dr Monday Uzor and made disposable to newsmen successful Abakaliki.

“It is with a dense bosom and profound sorrow that I learnt of the passing of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Taoreed Lagbaja who died astatine 56.

“It is bittersweet that the federation mourns the nonaccomplishment of a existent patriot and person whose work and dedication to the Armed Forces and to the extortion of our homeland stay immeasurable, particularly successful the aftermath of terrorism, banditry and equipped struggle successful immoderate parts of the country,” helium said.

According to the Governor, the imaginativeness and enactment of Lt Gen Lagbaja strengthened the Nigerian subject and inspired countless men and women to service with grant and integrity.

While consoling the President and Commander successful Chief of the Armed Forces, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu implicit the decease of the precocious Army Chief, Nwifuru said “the bequest of work which characterised the eventful tenure of the precocious COAS volition endure successful the hearts of those who knew him, and his sacrifice volition not beryllium forgotten.”

The Governor, who besides extended his condolences to the Lagbaja family, urged mourners to retrieve the precocious Army helmsman not lone arsenic a dedicated leader, but arsenic a compassionate serviceman who touched the lives of each who had the privilege to enactment with him.