Ex-CGS Oladipo Diya Dies At 79
Lt. General Oladipo Diya, former Chief of General Staff under the late Headย of State, General Sani Abacha, is dead.
His death was announced in a statement by his son, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, on Sunday morning.
It read, โOn behalf of the entire Diya family home and abroad; we announce the passing on to glory of our dear husband, father, grandfather, brother, Lt-General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni.
โOur 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.โ
The former Chief of General Staff was born on April 3, 1944 at Odogbolu in Ogun State.
Diya joined theย Nigerian Defence Academy,ย Kadunaย and fought during theย Nigerian Civil War.
He was appointed Chief of General Staff in 1993 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994.ย Asย Chief of the General Staff, he was second in command and the de facto vice presidentย ofย Nigeria under Abacha from 1994.
Diya lost his wife, Folashade, in May of 2020.
