Just In: Nigerian Army Reacts To Rumours Of Chief of Army Staff Lagbaja’s Death

• The Nigerian Army has reacted to speculations claiming that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead
• The headquarters of the Nigerian Army categorically dismissed the report, describing it as fake news
• President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Lt. Gen Lagbaja as the 27th Chief of Army Staff on June 2023

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FCT, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has denied reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead.

The army categorically labelled the reports of alleged Lagbaja’s death as fake news.

This was disclosed via its X handle (formerly known as Twitter) HQNigerianArmy on Sunday, October 20.

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This was in reaction to an online report that circulated on social media stating, “Chief of Army Staff dies of cancer.”

The report claimed that a a senior government official disclosed that Lt. Gen. Lagbaja passed away in an undisclosed hospital overseas nearly 48 hours ago due to stage three cancer.

Furthermore, the report alleged that the news of the Chief of Army Staff’s death had been kept secret due to intense lobbying by some Army Generals seeking to assume his position.

Source: Legit.ng