- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu praised Taoreed Lagbaja for “distinguishing himself as a thoroughbred professional soldier throughout his military career”
- The president announced the posthumous conferment of the commander of the federal republic (CFR) on the late chief of army staff (COAS), which his widow, Mariya, received
- Lagbaja passed in Lagos on Tuesday, November 5 2024, at the age of 56, following an illness
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FCT, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Friday, November 15, confered a post-homous award on Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief army staff (COAS) who died earlier in November.