Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Victor Malu, who served under former president Olusegun Obasanjo, is dead. He died in the early hours of Monday mo
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Victor Malu, who served under former president Olusegun Obasanjo, is dead. He died in the early hours of Monday morning at a Cairo hospital. He was said to have travelled to Cairo, the capital of Egypt two weeks ago for medical check-up.
Born on January 15, 1947, in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue state, he had enrolled into the Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna in 1964 as part of the 3rd regular course and was commissioned second Lieutenant in 1970.
Malu chaired the military tribunal that tried former Chief of General Staff and Vice Chairman Armed Forces Ruling Council Gen. Oladipo Diya and others in 1998 over alleged coup plot against the then head of state, Gen. Sanni Abacha.
