The Nigerian Navy, Wednesday mourned the demise of a former Chief of the Naval Staff and Chairman, Board of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Vice Admiral Ibrahim (rtd) CFR who died on 4 January 2022.
In a statement, the Navy Spokesperson, Commodore Suleman Dahun said that the late Chief of the Naval Staff was in active service for 35 years and died at the age of 69 years.
The late Chief of the Naval Staff served the nation in various capacities.
Dahun said, prominently, Vice Admiral Ibrahim (rtd) was actively involved in the ECOMOG Operation LIBERTY in Liberia during which he commanded the Nigerian Navy Ship OFIOM and Nigerian Navy Ship AMBE respectively. Thereafter, he served as the Deputy Defence Attaché in Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
The late Admiral was also the Chief of Logistics Naval Headquarters and later Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command.
"He was the Flag Officer Commanding Naval Training Command before his appointment as the Eighteenth Chief of the Naval Staff.
"The burial arrangement would be communicated in due course", he noted.