Buhari has reacted to Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru death.
Newsone reports that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and other officers who were involved in the air crash that occurred in Kaduna on Friday.
This online news platform recalls that the military aircraft crashed on Friday evening, May 21, around the Kaduna international airport. Attahiru and 11 other officers were said to be on board the aircraft.
Reacting to the sad incident in a statement issued by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, President Buhari described the incident as a “mortal blow” to the country.
Statement on Buhari mourning Chief of Army Staff
The statement reads as thus; “President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers,” the statement reads.
“The President condoles with families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general, describing them as ‘heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.’
“While praying that God receives the souls of the patriots, the President says the crash ‘is one mortal blow to our underbelly, at a time our armed forces are poised to end the security challenges facing the country.’
“The President pledged that the departed would not die in vain.”
Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that late Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru was appointed as army chief in January, 2021.
