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The year 2020 came with both the good and bad wrapped together. The bad side of the year came with the coronavirus pandemic, the dwindling economy, loss of jobs, the negative aftermath of the #EndSARS protest and of course, the death of Very Important Personalities (VIPs) in Nigeria. This piece is a compilation of some the VIPs Nigeria lost and whose memories remain fresh in the hearts of many.
Major General Olubunmi Irefin: The death of Major General Olubunmi Irefin, the General Officer Commanding 6 Battalion, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on December 10, 2020, came as a rude shock to Nigerians and the Nigerian Army. Prior to his death, Major-General Irefin was a participant at the army’s 2020 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Abuja until he took ill and was found to have tested positive for COVID-19. He was receiving treatment at the Specialist Hospital in Gwagwalada when he died. His death generated controversy as his kinsmen alleged that he