Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared a three-day mourning period starting Thursday in honor of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja.
Lagbaja, an indigene of Ilobu, Osun State, passed away, with the news confirmed in an X post on Tuesday by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga. In addition to the mourning period, Adeleke ordered that flags be flown at half-mast across the state.
A press release issued by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. Kolapo Alimi, stated that condolence registers would be opened at the Government House and the Governor’s Office to allow the public to express their sympathy.
Describing Lagbaja’s death as devastating, Alimi called it a colossal loss to both humanity and the nation, adding that the memory of the late COAS would remain in the hearts of the people for years to come.
“The government is saddened by this irreparable loss of one of the Glories of Osun State, and we particularly condole with the Lagbaja family of Ilobu, the Olobu of Ilobu, and everyone.”
“The mourning period will start today, Thursday, November 7, 2024, and end on Saturday, November 9, while the Condolence Register will allow people to pen down their memories of him, for the immortality of the late COAS, who died at the age of 56.”
“Once again, we pray that God may repose the soul of the late Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, General Taoreed Lagbaja, and grant him Aljanna Firdaus. Ameen,” the statement partly read.
