Nigerian Army has buried former Defence spokesman Major General Bernard Onyeuko in military tradition at the National Military Cemetery Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital.
Major General Onyeoku whose death on Aug. 26, just a few weeks into his retirement shocked many who could not believe that a man with such a kind and tender heart had left the earth.
In a remark at the Military Cemetery, the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa described the late Barnard Onyeuko as a great man who lived his life like a saint sent from heaven.
The Defence Chief comforted the family of the deceased Officer and Promised that the Armed Forces of Nigeria would be there for his family and would fight to sustain the peace he fought for.
General Musa, who is a coursemate of the deceased described as a dedicated military officer.
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja equally promised the family that the Nigerian Army would stand by them in the moment of grief.
He said the death of the Senior Officer calls for moments of reflection and an opportunity to strengthen friendship and comradeship amongst the military personnel.
General Lagbaja pointed out that he left fine footprints in the Nigerian army after serving in different capacities.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, represented by the Chief of Administration (Navy), Rear Admiral Kennedy Ezete, extended the condolences of the Nigerian Navy to the Nigerian Army and the family of the deceased.
LIFE AND TIMES OF GENERAL ONYEOKU
Late Major General Bernard Onyeuko was a member of the 38 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). Who served in the capacity of the Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarters Abuja.
In a biography read by a coursemate at the funeral, General Onyeuko was of the Ordnance Corps and served in various capacities in the Nigerian army in Kaduna, Maiduguri, Enugu, Jos, Lagos and Abuja.
He was also part of the ECOMOG and United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Morocco.
Dominica Nwabufo
