Former Chief of General Staff under the late Head of State General Sani Abacha, Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya, has passed away at the age of 78.
The news was announced by his son, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, in a statement released on Sunday morning.
Diya, a war veteran who fought during the Nigerian Civil War, was appointed Chief of General Staff in 1993 and served as Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994.
As the Chief of the General Staff, he was second in command and the de facto vice president of Nigeria under Abacha.
The announcement of his passing requests for prayers and promises to make further announcements in due course.
The former Chief of General Staff lost his wife, Folashade, in 2020.
