BREAKING: Army General dies of COVID-19 in Abuja

Major General Olubunmi Irefin

Major General Olubunmi Irefin

From Molly Kilete, Abuja

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Port-Harcourt, Major-General Olubunmi Irefin, is dead. The GOC was said to have died after contracting the COVID-19 while attending the annual Chief Of Army Conference in Abuja.

The conference has been since been cancelled by the army authorities who also directed all the participants comprising Principal Staff Officers, GOCs, Commandants of army schools, Commanders of army operations, among other participants, to embark on 14 days isolation.

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