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From his days as a junior officer to the days he led a brigade, a division, and then the entire army, Lagbaja had always led from the front. He didn’t sit back and send his soldiers to the frontline; the gallant infantry officer called the shots right from the battlefield.
Having led several battles on the field, Lagbaja breathed his last on November 5 after battling an undisclosed ailment. Lagbaja, who was appointed chief of army staff (COAS) by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023, was 56.
He was the 23rd chief of army staff. “His distinguished military career began when he enrolled in the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1987,” Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, said in a statement on Wednesday.
“On September 19, 1992, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Nigerian Infantry Corps as a member of the 39th Regular Course.
“Throughout his service, Lt. General Lagbaja demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment, serving as a platoon commander in the 93 Battalion and the 72 Special Forces Battalion.”
Below are some photos of Lagbaja as COAS.
President Tinubu decorated Lagbaja as chief of army staff in April 2023, with Lagbaja’s wife, Mariya, helping out
Lagbaja attended a book launch on terrorism and counter-terrorism in north-east Nigeria: Emerging perspectives, and the imperative of airpower at the Nigerian Airforce Conference Centre Kado, Abuja | November 17, 2023Lagbaja presenting a gift to President Tinubu during the opening ceremony of the 2023 COAS annual conference held in Maiduguri, Borno“Go hard on those disturbing the peace of the Plateau and neutralize any terrorist annihilating people and burning or destroying property and other economic valuables”. Those were Lagbaja’s words during an operational tour to PlateauLagbaja addressing pressmen at the Nigerian Army Training Centre Kachia, Kaduna stateLagbaja presenting an award to current COAS, Major-General Olufemi Oluyede during the opening ceremony of the Combat Arms Training (CAT) Week at the Ihejirika Auditorium, Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State | May 7, 2024,Late COAS serving food to troops in Giginya Barracks, Sokoto, during the last Christmas celebrationLagbaja joined troops to do push-ups in PlateauYes, he’s not always in army uniform… Lagbaja addressing troops and their families at the Nigerian Army Finance Corps West African Social Activities (WASA) at Arakan Barracks, Apapa, LagosLagbaja (second from left) with other service chiefs during 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja
Roly Walker, the United Kingdom (UK) deputy chief of defence staff, lauded the Nigerian Army (NA) for its significant role in maintaining peace and stability in Africa and the West African subregion. The defence chief gave the commendation on February 5, 2024, during his visit to the army headquarters, AbujaFrom L-R: Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff (CDS), Taoreed Lagbaja, late chief of army staff; Emmanuel Ogalla, chief of naval staff; and Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff, during the burial of officers killed in Okuama community of Delta stateTaoreed Lagbaja, late chief of army staff, presenting folded flags to the daughter of one of the officers who was killed in OkuamaThe late CoAS chatting with students in Osun state | September 10, 2024
Lagbaja paid a condolence visit to Rabi Garba Duba, widow of the late Lieutenant General Garba Duba, who passed on May 17, 2024, at his Abuja residence in the Federal Capital Territory.Lagbaja stepped out from an armoured tank during his maiden visit to the army engineering depot in KadunaLagbaja inside an amoured tank with senior officers during his maiden visit to the army engineering depot in KadunaLagbaja presented a gift to Hyacinth Alia, Benue state governorLagbaja during the passing out parade (POP) of the 86th regular recruits intake at the RSM Hama-Kim parade ground, depot Nigerian Army | June 15, 2024Lagbaja presented a house key to a female soldier at Port Harcourt barracks.The late COAS presented a plaque to Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Awujale of Ijebuland in Ogun stateLagbaja addressing troops at 17 brigade barracks in KatsinaLagbaja chatting with a sick officer at 17 Brigade Medical Centre, KatsinaLagbaja inaugurated Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) projects in Okuku, Odo-Otin local government area of Osun State | September 10, 2024Lagbaja at the Nigeria Police award and commendation ceremony in Abuja | April 15, 2024
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