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First female Major General in Nigerian Army, Aderonke Kale, dies at 84
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Damilola Ajibola
The first female Major-General in the Nigerian Army, Aderonke Kale (rtd) is dead.
She died at the age of 84 years on Wednesday, according to post on the X handle of Tolu Ogunlesi @toluogunlesi, obtained by News Contact Online.
She was said to be a psychiatrist, who headed the Nigerian Army Medical Corps.
The post reads, “Major-General Aderonke Kale (Rtd) passed away yesterday, aged 84.
” In 1990, she became the first female General not just in Nigeria but in West Africa, and in 1994 the first female Major-General in West Africa.
“She was also the first female Commander, Nigerian Army Medical Corps. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.”
