The immediate past spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Wapkerem Maigida is dead.
NAF spokesperson, Ayodele Famuyiwa, confirmed Maigida’s death in Abuja on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Maigida was said to have slumped and died despite being hale and hearty before the incident.
Recall the Chief of Air Staff, Oladayo Amao, approved the appointment of Maigida as the NAF spokesperson on January 4.
Before his appointment, he was the commander of 551 NAF station in Jos and also a former aide-de-camp to Jonah Wuyep, former chief of the air staff.
While assuming office on January 6, he had promised to use the media space to bring the narrative of NAF in enhancing national security architecture in the country.
Mourning the deceased through his Facebook page, former NAF director of PR, Sadeeq Shehu, said: “I join the Chief of the Air Staff, officers and men and DOPRI personnel to mourn the death of Air Commodore Wap Maigida. A dependable subordinate to his superiors and a compassionate superior to his subordinates.”
