The Nigerian Army has paid last respect to the former Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), the late Brigadier General Texas Chukwu (retired) at the Guards Brigade Cemetery Lungi in Abuja.
It would be recalled that the retired senior officer passed away on Thursday 5, January 2023 at his residence in Abuja.
In a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, he disclosed that the body of Brigadier General Texas Chukwu arrived at St Joseph Catholic Church, Mambila Barracks, where a funeral service was held in his honour before it was conveyed to the Guards Brigade Cemetery at Lungi for final interment.
During a funeral oration read by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, who Brigadier General Agada Ameh represented, he described Brigadier General Texas as a brilliant, diligent resourceful, and meticulous senior officer, who had an unblemished record throughout his career in the Army.
He eulogized the late senior officer for his forthrightness and remarkable moral standard which helped to inspire young officers as he prayed to God Almighty to grant the soul of the deceased eternal rest.
The late Brigadier General Texas Chukwu rose through the ranks and became the Director of Army Public Relations from 26 February – 3 December 2018.
He was later appointed a Resource Fellow at the Army Resource Center, Abuja, before then, he was one time Commandant of the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI), Lagos among several other appointments.
The Late Brigadier General Texas was born on 24 December 1966 in Makurdi and hails from Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
He attended Saint Vincent Secondary School Agbogugu, where he obtained his General Certificate of Education at the Ordinary Level. Thereafter, he gained admission into Plateau State School of Accounting and Management Studies where he obtained his Ordinary National Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations and a National Diploma in Mass Communication respectively.
He was granted commission into the Nigerian Army as a member of Direct Regular Commission Course 4 on 2 July 1993.
The late senior officer attended several courses including Basic Range Management Course, Mortar Platoon Commander’s Course, Young Officers Course Infantry, Airborne Basic Course, Advance Range Management Course, Junior and Senior Staff Course in Jaji as well as Senior Executive Course at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Jos.
In recognition of his meritorious services to the nation, the late Brigadier General Texas Chukwu was honoured with several awards and medals, including the Forces Service Star, Meritorious Service Star, Distinguished Service Star, Member of the National Institute, United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone Medal and Corps Medal of Honour.
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