A former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Patrick Koshoni is dead. Head was head of the Nigerian Navy between 1986-1990.
Born in 1943, Admiral Koshoni also served as a former Minister of Health during the Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Buhari military government.
During his tenure as health minister, he tried to kick start a national insurance scheme, the scheme involved medical treatment without down payment. 35 years later, Nigeria is still struggling with the same idea.
Details of his death are still unfolding.