Shugaban Hafsan Sojojin Ƙasa (CDS), Olufemi Oluyede, da Shugaban Sojin Ƙasa (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, tare da tsoffin Shugabannin Sojoji da manyan jami’an Rundunar Sojojin Najeriya, a ranar Lahadi 9 Nuwamba 2025, sun yi girmamawa ta musamman ga marigayi Shugaban Sojin Ƙasa, Lt‑Gen Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, OFR, a wurin ibada ta haɗin addinai (inter‑denominational) da aka gudanar a garin Abuja, a cocin All Saints’ Military Church (Protestant), Mogadishu Cantonment.

An gudanar da wannan taron ne domin tunawa da shekara ɗaya da rasuwar marigayi Janar Lagbaja, wanda ya rasu ranar 5 Nuwamba 2024. Taron ya kasance na tunani mai zurfi da alhini ga wani soja mai rayuwa da kima, tawali’u da sadaukarwa ga ƙasa.

A cikin jawabin girmamawa da Shugaban Hafsan Sojojin Ƙasa, Janar Olufemi Oluyede ya bayyana marigayi Lt‑Gen Lagbaja a matsayin “shugaba mai tsoro‑tsoro, jagoran tausayi kuma cikakken ɗan ƙasa wanda sadaukarwar sa ga aiki da ƙaunar sojojin sa za su kasance abin tuna har abada a tarihin Sojojin Najeriya.” Ya jaddada cewa shugabancin sa ya kasance na gaskiya, jinƙai da rashin kasala wajen kula da ma’aikata da haɗin ƙasa.

Janar Oluyede ya mika ta’aziyyar Sojojin Najeriya ga iyalan Lagbaja, tare da addu’a domin samun ƙarfi da ta’aziyya daga Allah. Ya kuma tabbatar da cewa gado da marigayi Janar Lagbaja ya bari zai ci gaba da zama haske da ƙarfafa Rundunar Sojojin Najeriya da ƙasa baki ɗaya wajen ƙwarewa da hidimar ƙasa.

A cikin waazin da aka gudanar, Mai Mukamin Darakta na Hidimar Limamai (Protestant), Lt‑Col Bitrus Nyam, ya yi wa marigayi COAS yabo, yana roƙon jami’ai da sojoji su koyi rayuwar ta imani, sadaukarwa da ƙaunar ƙasa da marigayi ya yi. Ya bayyana Janar Lagbaja a matsayin “sojan Kiristi na aminci, uba mai ƙauna, da jagoran da ya yi hidima ga Allah da ƙasa cikin tawali’u da ɗaukaka.”

Daya daga cikin abubuwan da suka ja hankalin taron sun haɗa da addu’o’i na musamman da godiya ga iyalan marigayi Shugaban Sojin Ƙasa, da kuma lokuta na tunani mai nauyi a tunanin marigayi.

A cikin mahalarta sun haɗa da: Shugaban Hafsan Sojojin Ƙasa, Janar Olufemi Oluyede; tsoffin Shugabannin Hafsan Sojojin Ƙasa, Janar L.E.O. Irabor (Rtd) da Janar Christopher Musa (Rtd); wakilin COAS, Commander Army Headquarters Garrison, Maj‑Gen Maxwell Dangana; matar marigayi COAS, Mrs Mariya Abiodun Lagbaja; Shugabar Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA) da shugabannin ƙungiyoyi haɗin kai; da ‘yan uwa na Lagbaja. Haka kuma, membobin 39 Regular Course (ma’aikata da masu ritaya), manyan jami’an hedikwata na Sojoji da Rundunoni, matan jami’ai da sojoji, da jami’ai da ma’aikatan Sojojin Ƙasa sun halarta.

Marigayi Lt‑Gen Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja ya kasance mai hangen nesa, soja mai tsari, da ɗan ƙasa wanda rashin son kai da aiyukan sa masu ɗorewa ke ci gaba da zama abin koyi ga ƙarni na sojoji a Rundunar Sojojin Najeriya.

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