Ikeja, Lagos state – The Nigerian Army has renamed the Ikeja Military Cantonment, Ikeja, Lagos after the late Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja.
Legit.ng recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the death of Lagbaja.
According to the presidency, the army boss died in Lagos in the late night of Tuesday night, November 5, as a result of an undisclosed illness in Lagos.
President Tinubu then extended his condolence to the family of Lagbaja while extolling the contribution of the late general to the military.
The cantonment was renamed ‘T. A. Lagbaja Cantonment’ on Friday, February 298, 2025.
As reported by The Nation, Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa and other service chiefs were present at the renaming ceremony.
