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A former Chief of General Staff, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, is dead. He died in a New York hospital at around 1.06pm, about 7.pm Nigerian time on Monday. Aged 68, Akhigbe, who was the second in command to the former military ruler, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, was said to have died of cancer-related ailment. Before his death on Monday, there was speculation over his state of health.

The Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbodiyan, who confirmed his death, said his boss was the deceased’s course mate at the Nigerian Defence Academy.

Mark in a statement on Monday night described his death as the loss of “a brother, confidant, friend and comrade-at-arms.”

Source: Punch Newspaper

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I added a link to this story yesterday from Thisday but had to take it down after Thisday killed the link. There was also had someone on our Facebook page saying he was still alive.

R.I.P Sir.
 
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