Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya (Rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni has died.
The former military administrator died in the early hours of March 26, 2023, according to a statement sent on behalf of the family by Lawyer Prince Oyesinmilola Diya.
“On behalf of the entire Diya family, home and abroad, we announce the passing on to Glory of our dear Husband,Father, Grandfather,brother, Lt-General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (Rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni,” the statement reads.
“Our dear Daddy went to glory in the early hours of March 26th, 2023.” Please keep us in your prayers during this difficult time as we mourn his passing. Additional announcements will be made in due course.”
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Born on April 3, 1944 After the Buhari-Idiagbon coup of December 31, 1983, Diya became the military governor of Ogun State.
Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya (Rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni has died.
The former military administrator died in the early hours of March 26, 2023, according to a statement sent on behalf of the family by Lawyer Prince Oyesinmilola Diya.
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“On behalf of the entire Diya family, home and abroad, we announce the passing on to Glory of our dear Husband,Father, Grandfather,brother, Lt-General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (Rtd) GCON, LLB, BL, PSC, FSS, mni,” the statement reads.
“Our dear Daddy went to glory in the early hours of March 26th, 2023.” Please keep us in your prayers during this difficult time as we mourn his passing.
He was arrested for plotting a coup to depose Abacha, and was sentenced to death by firing squad on April 28, 1998, alongside men like Maj.-Gen Abdulkarim Adisa.
