Diya’s death was revealed in a statement by his son, Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, yesterday morning.
He died at the age of seventy nine.
Diya was appointed Chief of General Staff in 1993 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994.
He was second in command and the de facto vice president of Nigeria under Abacha from 1994 as the Chief of the General Staff.
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