LAGBAJA DID NOT ENJOY LIFE OUTSIDE MILITARY - FAMILY HEAD

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The late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoheed Lagbaja, did not enjoy life outside of the military, which is unfortunate, according to Mr. Demola Lagbaja, the head of the Lagbaja family of Ilobu Kingdom in Osun State.

The patriarch of the family gave a speech on Monday as the St. Charles Grammar School, Osogbo, Old Boys Association visited the Lagbaja family home in Ibadan to offer condolences.

After finishing his term, the family expected their late son to retire and enjoy the fruits of his labor, he said.

Lagbaja stated that “some tears will never dry” and that the family had surrendered to God’s will after the catastrophe.

He mentioned that after completing his A-levels at the Polytechnic, the late Chief of Army Staff spent all of his active years in the military.

“That was our wish, which never came. What happened has happened. We have to submit to the will of God, but we are very proud of our son, for he made us proud. All we can wish him is to rest in peace,” Lagbaja said.

The Lagbaja family’s head expressed gratitude to the association for the visit and mentioned how their late son had been talked about since his passing.

Speaking earlier, the delegation, headed by Mr. Sola Omopo, the school’s chairman of the board of trustees, sent a letter of sorrow to the family on behalf of the association’s Ibadan branch.

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In his eulogy, Omopo said the dead had done well for the school and was a financially responsible and proud member till his death.

“He was building a very standard project of about N550m for the school, which is about 80 per cent completion.

“When we heard the news, it was very shocking for all of us both in Nigeria and the diaspora, hence the decision to pay a condolences visit to the family,” he said.

On November 5, Lt. Gen. Taoheed Lagbaja, the late Chief of Army Staff, passed away at the age of 56.