Mike Akhigbe Dies at 68

Mike Akhigbe


By Davidson Iriekpen

Former Chief of General Staff, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, is dead. He was 68.
Akhigbe, whose position in the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC), headed by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, made him the military vice-president in the junta that superintended the return to democracy in 1999, died at the weekend in England, THISDAY learnt Sunday.

It was gathered that the deceased had  been battling with cancer. for a long time
Before his appointment as the chief of general staff following the death of the then Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, in 1998, Akhigbe, who hailed from Edo State, was the Chief of Naval Staff.


After his retirement from the navy he went to read law and became an attorney with specialisation in Maritime and Real Estate Law.

He was a seasoned businessman with substantial interests in real estate.
During his military career that spanned several decades, he was the Principal Welfare Officer of the Nigerian Navy Flagship NNS Aradu, military governor of Lagos and Ondo States, Director at the Naval Headquarters and Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command.


Akhigbe attended the Nigerian Defence Academy  (NDA), Royal Naval School of Maritime Operations Dryad, Southwick the United Kingdom, Command and Staff College Jaji, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru and University of Poitiers, Rouan, France.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/mike-akhigbe-dies-at-68/162813/

Haaaaaa,RIP

RIP sir.

The last time i saw him, he was looking kinda sick. RIP.

What a Soldier. What a Gentleman. Adieu

Baba!good night

RIP to an indefatigable fellow..

You contributed to the development of democracy in Nigeria..... RIIIIIIIP

End Time Death... RIP sha

Laa n'udo.

Death:
If you fear, one day, death will take you.
If you are bold, one day death will take you.
If you fear of death, and you refuse to fight for the rights of the poor because of being kill, one day, death will kill you by himself.
If you are rich, and you refuse to use your richness to defend the poor masses, the messengers of death will first waste your riches and finally blow you. If you are in position today to help the masses, do so, tomoRrow may be too late.

RIP

Rest in peace sir,

RIP.

M z

Can you kindly review this post of yours as Thisday has removed the link since there is nothing validating the news.

The story is not true. Akhigbe is alive. The truth is that he was sick and came back home two months back and recently fall sick again. I have received over 40 calls today about this story. I do not know where naija journalist got this fake news from. Anyway, he is sick but not dead. Pls removed this story from the front page.

rip

Another Abroad death - if it is true.

RIP

RIP Akhigbe

R.I.P If U Deserve It!

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Adieu Ahoy!

[size=14pt]Former VP Mike Akhigbe Is Alive[/size]

28.10.2013, 6:44

In the early hours of October 28, 2013, Monday, several Nigerian Internet media sources published statements about the death of the Former Chief of General Staff, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe.

Reports of THISDAY newspapers, further reposted by 24/7 Nigeria News Update and several others claimed that Mike Akhigbe died at the weekend in England, after losing his battle with cancer.

Nevertheless, a reliable family source confirmed to NAIJ.com in a telephone conversation that Vice Admiral Akhigbe is alive.

It would be noted that several minutes ago the article about Akhigbe's death disappeared from THISDAY website, as well as from several others, also proving that the initial statements were false.

More to follow...

http://m.naij.com/news/50715.html

RIP MY CNS.

Abeg make una no kill person whey never die with lie lie news. Get well soon sir.

The guy never die o...his brother refuted the story

These im.beciles that professes "one nigeria" keep dying away from their so called "beloved" country called nigeria. When will they stay in their sh!!t hole of a country and die there?

Dreal1247: Abeg make una no kill person whey never die with lie lie news. Get well soon sir.

His life has been prolonged by this rumour.