On November 5, 2024, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff died in Lagos at the age of 56.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Lagbaja died after a period of illness.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56,” the statement read.
“He passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after a period of illness.”
Lagbaja was born on February 28, 1968, in Ilobu, Osun State. He was appointed Chief of Army Staff on June 19, 2023, by President Bola Tinubu, succeeding Lt. General Faruk Yahaya.
He served for one year and four months before his death, becoming the second Chief of Army Staff to die in office in three years, after Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru.
Lagbaja was buried on Friday, November 15, 2024, at the National Cemetery, Mogadishu, Abuja, where the President conferred on him the posthumous national honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR).
