Former Chief Of Defence Staff, Ibrahim Ogohi, Dies At 76

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Former Chief Of Defence Staff, Ibrahim Ogohi, Dies At 76
A former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, has died in his Abuja home in the early hours of Sunday.“Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi passed on to glory a few minutes ago, early Sunday morning,” a family source said.

Ogohi, who died at the age of 76, was said to be ill for a few weeks before his death.

The late Admiral was appointed Chief of Defence Staff by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and served from 1999 to 2003.

He was the first Naval officer to reach four star rank in the Nigerian military, and the first Chief of Defence Staff appointed from the Navy.

Igohi hailed from Okura, Lafia in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State.

 

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