(PHOTO): Colonel Stan-Labo collapses, dies in Lagos

A security consultant and defence strategist, Colonel Hassan Stan-Labo (rtd), is dead.

In a statement on Tuesday April 16, the Nigerian Military School NMS Old Boys forum said the retired colonel died after collapsing at his Lagos residence on Monday, April 15.

A statement posted on the forum’s platform reads: “Sadly, the demise of Col. Hassan Stanislous-Labo has been announced on the NMS Ex Boys forum.

“He retired from the Nigerian Army as a Colonel. He was vibrant on the TV screen.

“Stan is an ex-NMS Boy of the 1979 set and SS officer trained at the NDA. He retired from the Nigerian Army as a Colonel.

“He was vibrant on TV screens, talking mostly on national security where he often gets emotional and wept.

“Col Hassan Stan-Labo was a veteran and retired officer with a wealth of combat operational experience spanning his duty tour in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Western Darfur and Bakassi Peninsula.

“Labo, the convener of ‘FIX NIGERIA NOW!’ was a native of Kachia LGA of Kaduna State.

“There is no information yet about the burial till a family decision is taken in due course”, the statement said.