Lagbaja Died At A Time Nigeria Needed His Wealth Of Experience – Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has described the death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, as shocking.

Akpabio stated that Lagbaja died at a time when Nigeria needed his wealth of experience in fighting the challenges of insecurity plaguing the country.

Recall President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, confirmed the death of the COAS.

Reacting in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, Akpabio described Lagbaja as a fine, committed and dedicated officer who served his country with all dedication.

The Senate President added that the death of the COAS is a national loss and prayed for God to console his family, the military and the country as a whole.

“I received the news of the death of the late Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, with shock. His death, coming at a time the country needed his wealth of experience in tackling and bringing to an end insecurity in some parts of the country, is a huge loss to the country and the security community.

“He was a fine, committed and dedicated officer, who served the country with all his might, even at the risk of paying the supreme price.

“On behalf of my family, the people of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District and the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I commiserate with the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR the military community, the larger Lagbaja family and the Nation on this great loss.

“I pray that Almighty God grant his wife, children, colleagues and those who knew him, the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss .May God almighty grant the soul of the departed gallant officer eternal rest,amen,” Akpabio was quoted to have said in the statement.