Admiral Joe Aikhomu, younger brother of former military Vice- President, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu (rtd) is dead, DAILY INDEPENDENT has gathered.
A credible source said the late Aikhomu who retired as the Chief of Administration of Nigerian Navy died in Abuja in the early hours of Thursday morning as a result of COVID-19 complications.
A serially-decorated Admiral well-versed in maritime operations and logistics, with special reference to the waters of the Gulf of Guinea, Aikhomu, who clocked 65 last year was until his death a Director in Ocean Marine Solutions (OMS) owned by Captain Hosa Okunbo.
He was conferred with a traditional title by the Okaijesan of Esanland and Ojirrua of Irrua, HRH Alhaji W.O. Momodu JP in August 2020.
He was also a member of the investigative panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe arms procurement between 2007 and 2015.
The panel was disbanded in February 2017.
