A former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Victor Malu, is dead.
Malu, who was Army chief during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration died on Sunday in a Cairo hospital in Egypt.
A relation of the deceased, Ben Adoor, who confirmed the development, said the General passed away at the age of 70 in a Cairo hospital.
He was said to have travelled to Cairo, the capital of Egypt two weeks ago for medical check-up.
He was born on January 15, 1947, in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue state.
In 1967, he enrolled into the Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna 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.