Former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, has passed away following a brief illness.
According to family sources, he had been suffering from age-related health issues for several weeks before he died in his Abuja home early on Sunday.
“Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi passed on to glory a few minutes ago, early Sunday morning,” a family source said.
The late Admiral was Chief of Defence Staff between 1999 and 2003.
He was the first naval officer in the Nigerian military to attain the four-star rank and the first to serve as Chief of Defence Staff from the Navy.
The late Chief of Defence Staff hailed from Okura, Lafia, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State.
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