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Breaking! Gen Oladipo Diya Dies At 79

Lt. General Oladipo Diya (Rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni has passed away.

According to a statement sent on behalf of the family by Lawyer Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, the former military administrator left this world in the early hours of March 26, 2023.

The statement reads, “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.

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“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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Born in 3rd of April, 1944 Diya was military Governor of Ogun State after the Buhari-Idiagbon coup of December 31st, 1983.

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Diya joined the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and fought during the Nigerian Civil War. He later attended the US Army School of Infantry, the Command and Staff College, Jaji (1980–1981) and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.

While serving in the military, Diya studied law at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained an LLB degree, and then at the Nigerian Law School, where he was called to bar as Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

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He held other top military posts like GOC, 82 Division and finally the Chief of General Staff (military Vice President) to Gen Sani Abacha.

He was arrested for planning a coup to unseat Abacha, and was thereafter condemned to death by firing squad along with men like Maj.-Gen Abdulkarim Adisa on April 28 1998, before his release.

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