The Nigerian Army on Thursday buried the remains of its Director of Legal Services, Major General Seidu Musa, who died on September 23, 2024 in Abuja after a brief illness.
The Director of Legal Services of the Nigerian Army was buried at the National Military Cemetery in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
At the All Saints Military Protestant Church, Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, venue of the event, senior officers, sympathisers, family members and friends honoured the deceased for his remarkable service to the nation.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, who led the tributes, acknowledged the late Musa’s contributions to the military’s legal system.
Lagbaja also appreciated the deceased senior officer’s unwavering dedication and contributions, which he said would forever be etched in the army.
The COAS was represented at the funeral church service by the Chief of Administration (Army), Major General Ohwohigho Akpor.
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He described the deceased as a brilliant, diligent, resourceful, and meticulous senior officer with vast experience and the ability to impart knowledge with an overwhelming moral standard.
He highlighted the late General Musa’s commitment to national service and his concerted efforts to produce well trained and equipped legal service personnel.
Reading the funeral oration, Brigadier General Suleiman Tilawan, the Chief of Staff, Army Headquarters Garrison, also eulogised the deceased.
Tikawan described Musa as a diligent officer who lived an impactful life with valuable insights to legal related issues and painstakingly provided necessary guidance when called upon.
Senior officers, both serving and retired, principal staff officers from the defence and army headquarters attended the event.
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), family members, friends and sympathisers were also in attendance.
The ceremony featured bugle call, firing of the volley, presentation of the national flag to the deceased’s next-of-kin, a symbolic gesture of respect for him by his coursemates and senior officers.
Born on May 4, 1968 in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government of Edo State, the late General Musa was granted Direct Regular Commission as a member of National Guard/Direct Regular Commission on September 25, 1993.
He held several appointments in the service and was until his death the Director of Legal Services.LG
