The Nigerian Army has recently given updates on the arrangements for the burial rites of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. President Bola Tinubu appointed Lagbaja asCOAS on June 19, 2023, and has ordered a state burial in his honor.
During a condolence visit by St Charles Grammar School Osogbo Old Boys Association (SCOBA), Moshood Lagbaja who is the brother to the late chief of Army staff disclosed that Lagbaja would be buried in Abuja on Friday.
Moshood also confirmed that the military will not release his remains to the family but assured them of giving the late COAS a befitting burial. The Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, shared the burial program via the Army’s X handle on Tuesday.
Lagbaja was born on February 28, 1968, in Irepodun, Osun State. He attended St Charles Grammar School and the Nigerian Defence Academy. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1992 and rose through the ranks to become the 23rd Chief of Army Staff.
According to the programme signed by Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, 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.
