The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Nigerian Army (NA) on the demise of a former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Mohammed Chris Alli (Rtd).
This was contained in a statement made available to defence Correspondents in Abuja by Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu
According to the statement, “General Taoreed Lagbaja, on receiving the disheartening news of his demise, has profoundly expressed his condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late former COAS, praying for the repose of his soul and the strength and solace for the family in this difficult time.
The former Army Chief died after a brief illness in the early hours of Sunday at the Military Hospital in Lagos.
It stated that General Alli (rtd), a revered senior officer, served the Nigerian Army, the Armed Forces of Nigeria, and the nation with honour and dedication in various capacities, leaving enduring prints on the sands of time.
“His commitment and zeal to duty manifested evidently as he rose through the ranks to become the Director of Military Intelligence (DMI), amongst several other key appointments in the Nigerian Army, climaxing his military career as the 9th COAS in November 1993, until his meritorious retirement from active service in August 1994.
Born on December 25, 1944, in Koton Karfe, Kogi State Gen. Chris Alli’s sojourn in the NA began on October 20, 1967, as a member of the Emergency Short Service Combatant Course.
He served diligently in various capacities, cutting across staff, instruction, and command. Gen. Alli was, at the time, the Military Administrator of Plateau State.
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