A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Victor Malu, has died. Malu
who served under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, died in the early
hours of today October 9th at a hospital in Cairo, Egypt. He was 70
years old. The former ECOMOG Commander (Peace Keeping Force), from
August 1996 to January 1998, was Chief of Army Staff during former
President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration May 1999 to April 2001.
Malu chaired the military tribunal that tried former Chief of General
Staff and Vice Chairman Armed Forces Ruling Council Gen. Oladipo Diya
and others in 1998 over alleged coup plot against the then head of
state, Gen. Sanni Abacha.May his soul rest in peace Amen.
Credit: LIB
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