General Musa is alive, hearty – DHQ

By Linus Aleke, Abuja

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has dismissed trending rumours of the demise of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, insisting that he is alive.

Director, of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, in a statement, said the trending report is unfortunate, unethical and lacks credibility.

Gen. Gusau said: “The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to an unfortunate publication by an online newspaper alleging that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa passed away yesterday. The report is unfortunate, unethical and lacks credibility. To put the records straight the CDS, General CG Musa is alive and hearty”.

He noted that the Chief of Defence Staff who just returned from an official assignment outside the country has resumed work with more vigour to continue with his uncommon leadership style to prosper the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

The online newspaper, the DHQ said, has since retracted the news story and offered its unreserved apology to the CDS, his family and the Armed Forces of Nigeria.