By Linus Aleke, Abuja
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has paid a condolence visit to Mrs Dorothy Chris Alli, widow of the Late former Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Chris Alli at his Osborne Foreshore Estate residence in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Gen Lagbaja was accompanied by some top brass of the Nigerian Army, to commiserate with the widow of the deceased Army Chief who was also one time National President of, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), as well as other members of the family.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement said that the COAS during the visit, described the demise of Gen Alli as shocking.
He added that the death of former COAS is a colossal loss, not only to the Nigerian Army but also to the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria and the nation at large.
Gen Lagbaja extolled the virtues of the late former COAS, describing him as an astute, forthright and visionary military leader, whose significant contributions to the development of the Nigerian Army and the defence of the nation, will remain undiluted in the institutional memory of the Nigerian Army.
He disclosed, that the Nigerian Army will work hand in glove with the family of the deceased to accord him a befitting burial.
Gen Lagbaja assured the family of the Nigerian Army’s support, whenever the need arises.
Responding on behalf of the family of the Late COAS, Captain Shuaibu Salawana rtd expressed appreciation to the COAS and the entire Nigerian Army for the timely condolence visit and concerns for the deceased’s family.
Recall that Maj Gen Mohammed Chris Alli, a former Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, passed in the early hours of Sunday 19 November 2023, after a brief illness at the Military Hospital Lagos.
“All Nigerian Army formations and units across the country are currently on a three-day mourning of the late Army Chief by hoisting the Nigerian Army flag in half-mast and wearing a black band,” the statement said.
The highlight of the visit was the presentation of a bouquet to the widow and the signing of the condolence register in honour of the late COAS.
