(SINL NIGERIA) The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District and Chairman Senate Committee on Industry, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi has mourned the demise of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja.
Lagbaja died on Tuesday after a brief illness, in Lagos
Senator Fadahunsi, described the late COAS as a gallant and successful officer who gave it all to the country and died in active service, a statement on Thursday by Senator Fadahunsi Media office said.
Fadahunsi said Gen. Lagbaja’s time as Chief of Army Staff saw a great push against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping that are plaguing the country.
He said as the nation mourns the untimely demise of the gallant officer, he hopes that his successor would fit perfectly into the shoes left behind and frontally tackle the security challenges confronting the country; and continue to protect her territorial integrity, to achieve the late General’s dreams of a secured and peaceful nation.
Senator Fadahunsi extended his heartfelt condolences to the immediate family of the deceased, the Government and people of Osun state, President and Commander-In-Chief of armed forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Nigerian Army.
He charged them to be consoled with the knowledge that the late General lived an impactful life and has gone to rest with his creator.
“My prayers are with the wife, Mrs Mariya Abiodun Lagbaja, the entire family, the Government and People of Osun State and Nigeria as a whole”.
