Daily Post Nigeria
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Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro, a former Chief of Defence Staff during the late General Sani Abacha’s regime, died on Thursday.
Born on September 12, 1940, in Vom, Plateau State, Dogonyaro was the officer that read the coup speech that ousted the then General Muhammadu Buhari as military ruler.
The coup brought in the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida junta on August 27, 1985.
Dogonyaro died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital where he was admitted after a brief illness. His remains have been deposited at the Air Force Hospital in Jos.
Dogoyaro was a member of the Langtang Mafia in Nigeria’s military circle. The clique comprises military men from Langtang, Plateau, who served or are still in the military.