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The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor and other service chiefs, senior military officers, and family members attended the burial ceremony of Major General Husseini Ahmed, who was killed by gunmen along Lokoja-Abuja Road on his way to Abuja.
The burial was conducted in a solemn atmosphere at Lungi Barracks Cemetery in Abuja, amid tears by family members, colleagues, and others, who thronged the cemetery.
Speaking at the burial, Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen.Faruk Yahaya lamented and described as very sad, the death of General Ahmed, who was a former Army Provost Marshal and Director, Veteran Affairs of the army.
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DAILY POST broke the story Thursday night, a few hours after the mishap.
A source close to the family said the ambush occured close to the Abaji area of Abuja.
The aggressors kidnapped General Ahmed’s sister, Safina Ahmed (initially mistaken for the wife).
The siblings and the deceased’s driver, Sergeant Bukar were returning to the nation’s capital from Okene when they were attacked.
DAILY POST further gathered that General Ahmed didn’t travel heavy as he made the trip without guards.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu announced the death in a statement early Friday morning.
The assailants, according to a family member, also kidnapped his wife.
The couple were said to be returning from Okene in Kogi State when they ran into an ambush.
In a statement, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesman, confirmed the death of Ahmed.
He said the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, had already sent a delegation to condole with the victim’s family.
Nwachukwu also stated that members of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) led by the Deputy National President, Mrs Stella Omozoje, have also visited the family to condole with them.
The statement read, ”With a heavy heart, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, Officers and Soldiers of the Nigerian Army regret to announce the passing on of Maj.-Gen. Hassan Ahmed, a former Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army.
BREAKING: Bandits Kill Nigerian Army Major-General, Former Provost Marshal Along Abuja-Lokoja Road, Kidnap Wife
The army stated that the incident occurred on Thursday when the senior officer s vehicle was attacked by the gunmen.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jul 15, 2021
Bandits suspected to be kidnappers have killed Maj Gen Hassan Ahmed, a former Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army while traveling along Abuja-Lokoja Road.
The army stated that the incident occurred on Thursday when the senior officer s vehicle was attacked by the gunmen.
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A source said the incident occurred on Thursday night in the Abaji area, adding that the assailants also believably kidnapped his wife.
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