The remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, have arrived in Abuja where he will be buried on Friday at a military cemetery.
His remains were flown in a Nigerian Airforce plane NAF 918 from Lagos but landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, at around 12:15pm.
President Bola Tinubu had ordered a state burial for the late COAS.
Senior military officers stood in formation to honour the late army chief as the remains touched down.
Lieutenant General Lagbaja passed away on Tuesday, November 5, after battling an illness in Lagos.
President Tinubu appointed him COAS on June 19, 2023.
