Diya joined the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and fought during the Nigerian Civil War.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The late military dictator General Sani Abacha‘s former Chief of General Staff, Lt. General Oladipo Diya, has died.
His son, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, announced this in a statement on Sunday.
His statement read, “On 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.
“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.”
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The former Chief of General Staff, who lost his wife Folashade in May 2020, was born on April 3, 1944 at Odogbolu in Ogun State. He would have turned 79 in eight days.
The deceased joined the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and fought during the Nigerian Civil War.
He was appointed Chief of General Staff in 1993 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994. As Chief of the General Staff, he was second in command and the de facto vice president of Nigeria under Abacha from 1994.
