Brigadier General Texas Chukwu (retired), the Army’s former spokesman, was laid to rest on Friday at the Guards Brigade Cemetery in Lungi Barracks, Abuja.
Chukwu, who died on January 5 in Abuja after a brief illness, was appointed Director of Army Public Relations in February 2018.
Before the interment, the late Chukwu’s burial rites began at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mambilla Barracks.
In his remarks, Rev. Fr. Martins Bako, Deputy Director, Chaplaincy (Roman Catholic), a Colonel, urged the living to be mindful of the last day by making their ways right with God.
Bako urged participants to recognise that human beings were just caretakers of their lives, while God who gave it could take it at any time.
Reading the burial oration, the representative of the Chief of Army Staff, Brigadier General MA Ameh, described the late Chukwu as a professional who served the army and the nation meritoriously.
Amen said the late retired officer served the army in different capacities and contributed greatly to the development of the service, especially the Directorate of Army Public Relations.
A former army spokesman and late Chukwu’s coursemate, retired Brigadier General Sani Usman, described him as a perfect gentleman and jolly good fellow.
Usman said the demise of Chukwu was a big loss to him, adding that he was the closest person to Chukwu after his immediate family.