COAS Lagbaja Buried with Full Military Honours, Conferred with Posthumous CFR Award

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The late Chief of Army Staff (CAOS) Taoreed Lagbaja has been buried.

Lagbaja was buried on Friday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.

He died at the age of 56 after battling an undisclosed ailment.

Funeral proceedings began on Thursday with a service of songs at the Army Headquarters Garrison Parade Ground, Mogadishu cantonment, Abuja. A funeral service was held on Friday at the National Christian Centre.

The highpoint of the funeral proceedings was the conference of posthumous award of the Commander of the Federal Republic by President Bola Tinubu, who was present at the event.

Lagbaja was appointed COAS by Tinubu on June 19, 2023.

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