Army To Honor Chief Ernest Shonekan With 21-Gun Salute

The Nigerian Army, 81 Division, has disclosed that there will be a 21-artillery-gun salute to honor the late Chief Ernest Shonekan, a former head of the Interim National Government.

The Division’s spokesperson, Major Olaniyi Osoba, made this known in a signed statement, adding that the salutation will hold on Friday, 4th February at Ebony Vaults and Garden, Ikoyi, Lagos State.
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Remember he died on the 11th of January 2022, at the age of 85 at Evercare Hospital in Lagos. The news came as a shock to many because everyone hoped he would live longer like his peers. Now in honor of a life well lived and how he served the nation, everyone is joining hands to make his burial a memorable one.
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At the time of his death, he was the third oldest surviving Nigerian head of state by age after Elizabeth II and Yakubu Gowon.

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