BREAKING: Major General Irefin dies of coronavirus in Abuja

Irefin, major-general and general officer commanding(GOC) six division, Port-Harcourt, Rivers state, has died of complications from COVID-19.

The GOC was attending the annual chief of army staff conference in Abuja before he took ill and died.

The conference has been cancelled by the army and participants comprising principal staff officers, GOCs, commandant of army schools, commanders of army operations have been asked to go into isolation for 14 days.

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