The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has paid a condolence visit to Mrs Dorothy Chris Alli, widow of the Late former Chief of Army Staff, Major General Chris Alli at his Osborne Foreshore Estate residence in Ikoyi, Lagos
A Statement by the spokesperson Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu says, General Lagbaja, who was accompanied by some top brass of the Nigerian Army, paid the visit Wednesday 22 November 2023, to commiserate with the widow of the deceased Army Chief who was also one time National President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association NAOWA , as well as other members of the family
The COAS described the demise of General Alli as shocking and a colossal loss, not only to the Nigerian Army, but also to the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria and the nation at large. He extolled the virtues of the late former COAS,
describing him as an astute, forthright and visionary military leader, whose significant contributions to the development of the Nigerian Army and the defence of the nation, will remain undiluted in the institutional memory of the Nigerian Army.
He disclosed, that the Nigerian Army will work hand in gloves with the family of the deceased to accord him a befitting burial.
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Gen Lagbaja assured the family of the Nigerian Army’s support, whenever the need arises.
Responding on behalf of the family of the Late COAS, Captain Shuaibu Salawana retired expressed appreciation to the COAS and the entire Nigerian Army for the timely condolence visit and concerns for the deceased’s family.
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Recall that Major General Mohammed Chris Alli, a former Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, passed in the early hours of Sunday 19 November 2023, after a brief illness at the Military Hospital Lagos.
(Editor : Ena Agbanoma)
