Former Chief of Defence Staff under the regime of the late General Sani Abacha, Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro, has died after a brief illness. He was aged 80 years.
According to a family source, General Dogonyaro died at the early hours of Thursday at Jos University Teaching Hospital where he was admitted after a brief illness. His remains have been deposited at Airforce Hospital in Jos, Plateau State.
One of the former military aids of the deceased, Major Gabriel Adofiku (rtd), confirmed the death to our reporter and said he died on Thursday around 3:30 a.m.