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Coup Announcer, Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro Is Dead by ednawande2580: 10:33am On May 13, 2021
Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro, former Chief of Defence Staff during the regime of late General Sani Abacha, has reportedly passed away in the early hours of Thursday at 80.

He was the military tactician that read the coup speech that ousted General Muhammadu Buhari military junta and brought in Ibrahim Bademosi Babangida junta on August 27, 1985.
According to Tribune, family sources said the Lieutenant General, who turned 80 on 12 September 2020, passed away at Jos University Teaching Hospital where he was admitted after a brief illness while his body have been deposited at Airforce Hospital in Jos, Plateau State.

One of the former officers of the deceased, Major Gabriel Adofiku (retd), who confirmed the death said he died around 3:30 a.m.

Dogonyaro is survived by his wife Zainab Esther Dogonyaro and seven children.

https://mojidelano.com/2021/05/breaking-general-joshua-dogonyaro-army-officer-who-read-coup-speech-that-overthrew-buhari-in-1985-is-dead/

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Re: Coup Announcer, Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro Is Dead by FirstCounsel(m): 10:35am On May 13, 2021
May his soul rest in peace Amen
Re: Coup Announcer, Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro Is Dead by bigtt76(f): 10:36am On May 13, 2021
Rest in peace General! He was one of Nigeria's finest, quiet but very influential. Beats me how these men are older than Buhari or are we missing out something? tongue
Re: Coup Announcer, Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro Is Dead by BabbanBura(m): 10:37am On May 13, 2021
ednawande2580:
Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro, former Chief of Defence Staff during the regime of late General Sani Abacha, has reportedly passed away in the early hours of Thursday at 80.

He was the military tactician that read the coup speech that ousted General Muhammadu Buhari military junta and brought in Ibrahim Bademosi Babangida junta on August 27, 1985.
According to Tribune, family sources said the Lieutenant General, who turned 80 on 12 September 2020, passed away at Jos University Teaching Hospital where he was admitted after a brief illness while his body have been deposited at Airforce Hospital in Jos, Plateau State.

One of the former officers of the deceased, Major Gabriel Adofiku (retd), who confirmed the death said he died around 3:30 a.m.

Dogonyaro is survived by his wife Zainab Esther Dogonyaro and seven children.

https://mojidelano.com/2021/05/breaking-general-joshua-dogonyaro-army-officer-who-read-coup-speech-that-overthrew-buhari-in-1985-is-dead/

Cc Seun Lalasticlala MissyB3

Little has being heard of him in this democracy unlike his devilish colleagues messing up our nation!
Re: Coup Announcer, Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro Is Dead by yanabasee1(m): 11:02am On May 13, 2021
All him mates don die finished..He still the sidon to rule Nigeria...

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