Nigerian Army Debunks Lagbaja’s Death, Retires 15 Generals

Nigerian Army has dismissed the claim that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead, describing it as “false.”

Didactic Information Hut had earlier linked an unconfirmed report to the death of Lagbaja.

But the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, who denied the death rumours, said Lagbaja was on leave.

Nwachukwu added that by the Army Chief of Policy and Plans, Major General Abdulsalami Ibrahim, was acting in Lagbaja’s stead.

Meanwhile, Nigerian Army has retired at least 15 generals out of service from the Artillery Corps.

In a post on X, the Army noted that the retired officers are 11 major generals and four brigadier generals.

Didactic Information Hut reports that the Artillery Corps is responsible for delivering heavy firepower support to allied forces positioned at the front lines on the battlefield.

The tweet disclosed that the retired generals were pulled out of the service at a ceremony held at the Nigerian Army School of Artillery in Kaduna State.

It reads: “The Nigerian Army formally pulled out 15 retired generals from the Artillery Corps on Saturday, October 19, 2024, during a ceremony at the Nigerian Army School of Artillery in Kachia, Kaduna State.

“The group of retirees included 11 Major Generals and 4 Brigadier Generals.”