Army Chief dies in road accident
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigerian army has lost one of its top chief to road accident.
According to the army spokesperson, Colonel Kukasheka Usman, who disclosed the sad news through a Facebook post on Tuesday, said the Chief of Training and Operations Major-General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar and the acting General Officer commanding 3 Division of the army, Brigadier-General MSA Aliyu, were both involved in the accident.
He wrote: “The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public of the involvement of its Chief of Training and Operations (Army), Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar and the Acting General Officer Commanding 3 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General MSA Aliyu in a road traffic accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu road today.
“Sadly, we lost Major General Yusha’u Abubakar as a result of the incident, while Brigadier General Aliyu sustained some injuries and is receiving treatment. Details will follow later.”
