- A viral WhatsApp message claimed that Bashir Magashi, a retired army major general and the immediate past defence minister, died
- However, the spokesperson of the minister, Mallam Abdulkadir Muhammad, has quashed the reports
- Magashi, 73, served was appointed Nigeria’s minister of defence by ex-president Muhammadu Buhari on August 21, 2019, a position he occupied until May 29, 2023
FCT, Abuja – The immediate past minister of Defence (HMOD), Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), is recently rumoured to have died.
According to PR Nigeria, a post widely shared on WhatsApp social media platform claimed that the immediate past Defence Minister, Major General Magashi breathed his last on Friday, June 23.
