UPDATED: Ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Joshua Dogonyaro, laid to rest
Joshua Dogonyaro, a retired lieutenant general and former military administrator of Plateau, died at the age of 80 last month. 2 min read
The remains of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Joshua Dogonyaro, were laid to rest in Langtang, Plateau State, on Friday.
Mr Dogonyaro, a retired lieutenant general and former military administrator of Plateau State, died at the age of 80 last month.
According to his first son, Joseph Dogonyaro, he died after battling stroke at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (
At the wake service held on Friday, the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi; Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong; Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, amongst other dignitaries paid tribute to the deceased.
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Buhari, others mourn as Dogonyaro, ex-Chief of Defence Staff dies at 80
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The former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, during the Government of late General Sani Abacha, Lt-Gen. Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro has passed on. He was aged 80.
Dogonyaro’ first son, Joseph who confirmed the demise of the former Defence chief, said “Daddy has been sick for some time until yesterday (Wednesday) when he had a stroke and we rushed him to the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, for medical attention. Unfortunately, early this morning (yesterday), around 3.00am precisely, he breathed his last.
“His death comes as a rude shock to us as a family. We are going to miss his love and warmth as a grandfather, father, brother, uncle and supporter.”
Ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Joshua Dogonyaro, is dead
Mr Dogonyaro died in Jos on Wednesday at the age of 80.
Mr Dogonyaro, a retired lieutenant general, died at the age of 80 on Wednesday.
The first son of the deceased, Joseph Dogonyaro, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Pankshin, on Thursday.
“Daddy has been sick for some time until yesterday when he had a stroke and we rushed him to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical attention.
“Unfortunately, early this morning (Thursday), around 3.00 a.m. precisely, he breathed his last.
“His death comes as a rude shock to us as a family. We are going to miss his love and warmth as a grandfather, father, brother, uncle and supporter,” he said.
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Nigeria’s former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Joshua Dogonyaro (Rtd), has died after a brief illness at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), his first son, Joseph Dongoyaro, confirmed to newsmen on Thursday morning.
“Daddy has been sick for some time until yesterday when he had a stroke and we rushed him to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical attention.
“Unfortunately, early this morning of Thursday, around 3.00am precisely, he breathed his last and died.
“His death comes as a rude shock to us as a family. We are going to miss his love and warmth as a grandfather, father, brother, uncle, and supporter,” The Nation quoted Dogonyaro’s first son as saying.