JUST IN: Obasanjo’s Ex-ADC Jemitola Dies After Collapsing At Golf Club

Major General Chris Jemitola (rtd), a former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has died after slumping at the IBB Golf Club on Thursday morning.

Family sources confirmed to THE WHISTLER that Jemitola was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Jemitola served as Obasanjo’s ADC from 2003 to 2007 as a colonel.

He was later appointed as the Director of Defence Information and subsequently served as the Defence Attaché at the Nigerian Embassy in Brazil.

In 2014, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.

Before his retirement, Jemitola served as the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP) of the Nigerian Army.

He also had a stint in the private sector. He was the Senior Advisor for Military Communications at Pinnacle Communications Limited as of 2019.

Jemitola’s family is yet to release an official statement regarding his passing.

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