Former Director of Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Defence Headquarters, Abuja,Major General Bernard Onyeuko (rtd), has reported dead.
General Onyeuko was one of the senior officers who retired from the Nigerian Army following the recent appointment of new Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs.
In August 2021, Major General Musa Danmadami replaced General Onyeuko as DDMO following his redeployment to Defence Headquarters’ Department of Logistics as Director of Procurement
According to a source close to the defence headquarters, Onyeuko died on Saturday morning after complaining of cold and was rushed to a private hospital.
Another source close the deceased told said that General Onyeuko was hale and hearty on Friday until he fell ill on Saturday morning and passed on.