August 18, 2011 | General News
Former CGS, Aikhomu is dead
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Erstwhile Chief of General Staff and military Vice-President Augustus Aikhomu is dead.
Associates of the retired military officer and politician confirmed that he died in Lagos, today, following a prolonged illness.
Aikhomu was a retired Admiral in the Nigerian Navy and also served as the `de facto` Vice President during the Ibrahim Babangida military regime from 1986 to 1993.
He hailed from Esan in Edo State .