Former Chief of Army Staff, General Victor Malu, Is Dead
Former ECOMOG Commander, General Victor Malu, who was Army Chief during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, died in a Cairo hospital in Egypt on Sunday.
Appointed Chief of Army Staff in May 1999 at the start of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, Malu was dismissed in April 2001.
Later, Malu said he warned President Olusegun Obasanjo to guard against American involvement in the nation’s affairs, saying they were only aiming to further their own interests.
He claimed that it was because the Americans disliked his views that Obasanjo fired him before the signing of the Nigerian-United States Military Cooperation Agreement.
The Benue-born officer was awarded Force Service Star (FSS) Award, Meritorious Service Star (MSS) Award, and Distinguished Service Star (DSS) Award during his time in the Nigerian Army.
In September 2008 Malu, a diabetic, went into a coma and was rushed to Lagos University Teaching Hospital where he was placed on life support in the intensive care unit.
Later he was transferred to a hospital in London, and after treatment for stroke was discharged from hospital to his Central London home in April 2009. (PerSecondNews.com)
