Ex-Army Chief, Chris Alli, is dead
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja, a lieutenant general, has expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Nigerian Army, on the passing of one of his predecessors, Chris Alli.
The condolence message is contained in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu.
Mr Nwachukwu, a brigadier-general, said the former Army Chief succumbed to a brief illness in the early hours of Sunday at the Military Hospital, Lagos.
He said that the late former COAS served the army, the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the nation with honour and dedication in various capacities, leaving enduring prints on the sands of time.
He said that Mr Alli, a retired major-general, rose to the pinnacle of his military career as the 9th COAS in November 1993 during the regime of Sani Abacha and was there until he retired from service in August 1994.
Born on 25 December 1944, in Koton Karfe, Kogi State, Mr Alli’s sojourn in the army began on 27 October 1967, as a member of the Emergency Short Service Combatant Course.
