* As Chief Of Army Staff, Nigerian Army Mourn Death Of Ex-Provost Marshall
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief/Defence Correspondent)
Unknown gunmen, on Thursday July 15, 2021, assassinated the former Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army, Major General Hassan Ahmed, along the Lokoja-Abuja highway.
A statement on Friday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, announced the death of the General. He said in the statement that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, Officers and Soldiers of the Nigerian Army mourns with heavy hearts, the passing of Major General Hassan Ahmed.
The sad incident, according to the statement, occurred when the senior officer's vehicle was attacked by gunmen while transiting along Lokoja - Abuja road on Thursday 15th July, 2021.
A delegation from the Army Headquarters led by the Chief of Policy and Plans (Army) Maj Gen Anthony Omozoje has visited the widow and other members of the bereaved family. 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 remains of the deceased senior officer will be accorded a befitting burial at the Lungi Barracks Cemetery on Friday 16th July, 2021 by 10. 00 am. NNL.
