The body of late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has arrived in Abuja in preparation for his burial.
His body arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport precisely at 12:16 pm.
President Bola Tinubu had ordered a state burial for the late COAS.
The funeral services are scheduled to commence on Thursday with a Service of Songs.
President Tinubu appointed Lagbaja COAS on June 19, 2023.
Owing to the late COAS’s absence, President Bola Tinubu appointed Olufemi Oluyede as the new acting COAS .
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, while the funeral service will be held between 10 am and 12:45 pm on Friday at the National Christian Centre in the central business district (CBD), Abuja.
The final interment will follow at the National Military Cemetery between 2 pm and 6 pm on Friday
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