Brigadier General I. M. Ahmadu, a senior officer in the Nigerian Army, passed away while running in the second annual physical training test for 2023.
Ahmadu worked for the Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes as an artillery officer.
A top military source confirmed to SaharaReporters on Monday night that the general who was rushed to the hospital after collapsing while running.
The source claims that the General was interred on Monday night in accordance with Islamic customs.
“Unfortunately, during the second annual physical training test for the year 2023, an Army Brigadier General passed away while running.
Brigadier General I.M. Ahmadu is a current employee of the Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes who is a member of the Artillery.
However, the source stated, “The General was buried this evening in accordance with Islamic rite.”