The Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, on Monday said he received with deep shock the sad news of the passing away of a former Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Samuel Victor Malu (rtd).
Malu died on Monday at a hospital in Cairo, Egypt.
Malu was the Chief of Army Staff between May 1999 and April 2001.
During his service, he contributed immensely to the sustenance of democracy, peace and security in the country.
The Chief of Army Staff on behalf of the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army commiserated with the family on the irreparable loss.
He prayed God Almighty to grant the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
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