LIVE: Final Interment Of Late COAS Lagbaja Holds In Abuja

In attendance is the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other government functionaries and dignitaries

This comes a day after  the body of the late COAS was moved from Lagos, where he died, to Abuja on Thursday.

Top military officials accompanied the Nigerian flag-draped casket carrying the army chief’s body as it was moved to the military aircraft that flew it to Abuja.

Last week, Tinubu announced Lagbaja’s death, saying the late warrior passed away in Lagos after a period of illness.

Born on February 28, 1968, Lagbaja served as the Chief of Army Staff for one year and four months. President Tinubu appointed him to the role in June 2023.

He played pivotal roles in numerous internal security operations, including Operation ZAKI in Benue State, Lafiya Dole in Borno, Udoka in Southeast Nigeria, and Operation Forest Sanity across Kaduna and Niger States.