The Nigerian Army has dismissed as fake news, reports trending on some online platforms, claiming that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has died.
News of the COAS’ alleged death was broken by a Nigerian journalist who made the claim on X. It was claimed in the report that Lagbaja died 48 hours earlier of cancer, as of that time.
“The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has died,” it was claimed in the report.
It was further stated that the army chief “died in an undisclosed hospital overseas nearly 48 hours ago from stage three cancer, according to a senior government official.
The death of the Chief of Army Staff has been kept secret due to intense lobbying by some generals who wish to take the position,’ it was alleged in the report..
“Lagbaja, born on 28 February 1968 in Ilobu, Osun State, was appointed by President Bola Tinubu in June 2023 as the 27th Chief of Army Staff.”
The Nigerian Army, reacting via its X has dismissed the news as fake.
