*Photo: Diya*
A former Chief of General Staff ( military Vice President) of the country, Lt-General Oladipo Diya is dead.
He was 79 years old.
The death of Diya who was deputy to maximum ruler, the late General Sani Abacha, was announced this morning by Barrister Prince Oyesinmilola Diya on behalf of his family.
The statement reads in part: “Our dear Daddy passed onto glory in the early hours of 26th March 2023.
“Please keep us in your prayers as we mourn his demise in this period. Further announcements will be made public in due course.”
Born on April 3, 1944, Donaldson Oladipo Diya, was from Odogbolu in Ogun State.
He was Nigeria’s number two man from 1994 until his arrest in 1997 for alleged coup plot against Abacha.
Diya who previously served as Chief of Defence Staff was also Military Governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985.